In Defense of Disciplines [electronic resource] : Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University
Jacobs, Jerry A.
Calls for closer connections among disciplines can be heard throughout the world of scholarly research, from major universities to the National Institutes of Health. In Defense of Disciplines presents a fresh and daring analysis of the argument surrounding interdisciplinarity. Challenging the belief that blurring the boundaries between traditional academic fields promotes more integrated research and effective teaching, Jerry Jacobs contends that the promise of interdisciplinarity is illusory and that critiques of established disciplines are often overstated and misplaced.  Description based upon print version of record.
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part 1. Academic Disciplines, Specialization, and Scholarly Communication; 2. The Critique of Disciplinary Silos; 3. Dynamic Disciplines; 4. Specialization, Synthesis, and the Proliferation of Journals (coauthored with Rebecca Henderson); 5. Disciplines, Silos, and Webs; 6. Receptivity Curves: Educational Research and the Flow of Ideas; Part 2. Interdisciplinary Alternatives; 7. Antidisciplinarity; 8. American Studies: Interdisciplinarity over Half a Century; 9. Integrative Undergraduate Education
10. Implementing InterdisciplinarityAppendix: Data Sources; Notes; References; Index
Calls for closer connections among disciplines can be heard throughout the world of scholarly research, from major universities to the National Institutes of Health. In Defense of Disciplines presents a fresh and daring analysis of the argument surrounding interdisciplinarity. Challenging the belief that blurring the boundaries between traditional academic fields promotes more integrated research and effective teaching, Jerry Jacobs contends that the promise of interdisciplinarity is illusory and that critiques of established disciplines are often overstated and misplaced.  Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 7, 2014).
Communication in science.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
Interdisciplinary research.
Interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary approach in education
Communication in science
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Sciences - General