Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Theory and Practice Across Disciplines
(Part of the The American Campus Series)
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Interdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more innovative and sophisticated research to flourish. But does it actually work this way in practice? Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration puts the common beliefs about such research to the test, using empirical data gathered by scholars from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. The book's contributors critically interrogate the assumptions underlying the fervor for interdisciplinarity. Their attentive scholarship reveals how, for all its potential benefits, interdisciplinary collaboration is neither immune to academia's status hierarchies, nor a simple antidote to the alleged shortcomings of disciplinary study. Chapter 10 is available Open Access here (https: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK395883)
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813585899
ISBN13:9780813585895
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.16 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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