Interdisciplinarity : its role in a discipline-based academy / a report by the Task Force of the American Political Science Association ; John H. Aldrich (Chair) ; in collaboration with Lisa Anderson [and 6 others] ; with the assistance of Meredith Barthelemy [and 3 others].
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-299) and index.
Contents:
The value of a discipline: motivations for interdisciplinarity -- Private and public foundations and their role in establishing major and often lasting interdisciplinary projects -- Interdisciplinarity teaching and learning -- The organization of interdisciplinary research in the academy.
Summary:
Examines the contemporary academy by connecting its discipline-based structure with its burgeoning interdisciplinary focus.
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