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Interdisciplinarity is an inflationary concept in the discourses of higher education and science policy. Yet, some recent structural reforms in European and US universities reflect fundamental changes in the organization of knowledge production and teaching. This publication takes a fresh look at th...
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| Publisher Address: | Bielefeld : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Science studies
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Interdisciplinarity is an inflationary concept in the discourses of higher education and science policy. Yet, some recent structural reforms in European and US universities reflect fundamental changes in the organization of knowledge production and teaching. This publication takes a fresh look at the meaning given to the concept of interdisciplinarity with these reforms. It presents examples of different forms of interdisciplinary research and teaching. These case studies are put in the broader context of reflections on developments in the organization of universities and their implications for knowledge production. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (204 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9783839426166 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | LB2361 |
| CLC: | G642-532 |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Interdisciplinarity Again or Still? / Toward Interdisciplinarity by Design in the American Research University / Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Netherlands / Between a Program-Oriented Approach and Commitment to One s Discipline: the Experimental Merger of Different Research Cultures at KIT / The Foundation of KIT within the Context of the Science System A Provocation in Science Policy / A Place Apart: Opportunities in Developing Leuphana University of L neburg / The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) Epistemic and Institutional Considerations / "Cross the border, close the gap" / Opportunities and Obstacles of University Reforms: Cluster Building and its Problems From the Perspective of University Leadership / Interdisciplinarity and the New Governance of Universities / The end of Disciplinarity / About the Authors. |