Creating Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching among College and University Faculty

by Lisa R. Lattuca

Book Overview

Interdisciplinarity, a favorite buzzword of faculty and administrators, has been appropriated to describe so many academic pursuits that it is virtually meaningless. With a writing style that is accessible, fluid, and engaging, Lisa Lattuca remedies this confusion with an original conceptualization of interdisciplinarity based on interviews with faculty who are engaged in its practice.

Whether exploring the connections between apparently related...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826513670
• ISBN13: 9780826513670
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"