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Interdisciplinarity-or the interrelationships among distinct fields, disciplines, or branches of knowledge in pursuit of new answers to pressing problems-is one of the most contested topics in higher education today. Some see it as a way to break down the silos of academic departments and foster creative interchange, while others view it as a destructive force that will diminish academic quality and destroy the university as we know it. In Undisciplining Knowledge, acclaimed scholar Harvey J. Graff presents readers with the first comparative and critical history of interdisciplinary initiatives in the modern university. Arranged chronologically, the book tells the engaging story of how various academic fields both embraced and fought off efforts to share knowledge with other scholars. It is a story of myths, exaggerations, and misunderstandings, on all sides. Touching on a wide variety of disciplines-including genetic biology, sociology, the humanities, communications, social relations, operations research, cognitive science, materials science, nanotechnology, cultural studies, literary studies, and biosciences-the book examines the ideals, theories, and practices of interdisciplinarity through comparative case studies. Graff interweaves this narrative with a social, institutional, and intellectual history of interdisciplinary efforts over the 140 years of the modern university, focusing on both its implementation and evolution while exploring substantial differences in definitions, goals, institutional locations, and modes of organization across different areas of focus. Higher education scholars, faculty members, and administrators and will find the book's practical advice on building, operating, and avoiding fallacies and errors in interdisciplinary research and education invaluable.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Society & social sciences Education Higher & further education, tertiary education

• Plný název: Undisciplining Knowledge
• Podnázev: Interdisciplinarity in the Twentieth Century
• Autor: Harvey J. Graff
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 344
• EAN: 9781421417455
• ISBN: 1421417456
• ID: 09275609
• Nakladatelství: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Hmotnost: 604 g
• Rozměry: 162 × 236 × 28 mm
• Datum vydání: 26. September 2015

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