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Interdisciplinarity
John . Ed(S): Aldrich
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Description for Interdisciplinarity
Paperback. Examines the contemporary academy by connecting its discipline-based structure with its burgeoning interdisciplinary focus. Editor(s): Aldrich, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; GP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
At the turn of the twentieth century, colleges and universities in the U.S. (and in many other places) were convulsed with change, a change induced by the creation of the modern set of academic disciplines. Their emergence at that time fundamentally altered how universities were constructed and how they did their business. It is the model on which the academy of the twenty-first century operates. Very shortly after the creation of the disciplinary-based academy, pressures began to build, both in the academy and in the society that looked to the academy to help solve pressing social problems, to develop interdisciplinary ... Read more
At the turn of the twentieth century, colleges and universities in the U.S. (and in many other places) were convulsed with change, a change induced by the creation of the modern set of academic disciplines. Their emergence at that time fundamentally altered how universities were constructed and how they did their business. It is the model on which the academy of the twenty-first century operates. Very shortly after the creation of the disciplinary-based academy, pressures began to build, both in the academy and in the society that looked to the academy to help solve pressing social problems, to develop interdisciplinary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199331352
SKU
V9780199331352
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99-73
About John . Ed(S): Aldrich
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science, Duke University. He is the author or co-author of Why Parties, Before the Convention, Linear Probability, Logit and Probit Models, and a series of books on elections, the most recent of which is Change and Continuity in the 2012 Elections. He is past President of the Southern Political Science Association ... Read more
Reviews for Interdisciplinarity
At a time when so much talk about higher education concerns the virtues and dangers of crossing disciplinary boundaries, it is splendid to have this thoughtful study by John Aldrich and his colleagues. The book offers an enlightened, non-partisan analysis that can help guide us on the way forward.
Richard Brodhead, President, Duke University
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Richard Brodhead, President, Duke University
A must read for ... Read more