Description
Book SynopsisPraise for Creating Interdisciplinary Campus Cultures
Klein''s analysis shows convincingly that from research in the sciences to new graduate-level programs and departments, to new designs for general education, interdisciplinarity is now prevalent throughout American colleges and universities. . . . Klein documents trends, traces historical patterns and precedents, and provides practical advice. Going directly to the heart of our institutional realities, she focuses attention on some of the more challenging aspects of bringing together ambitious goals for interdisciplinary vitality with institutional, budgetary, and governance systems. A singular strength of this book, then, is the practical advice it provides about such nitty-gritty issues as program review, faculty development, tenure and promotion, hiring, and the political economy of interdisciplinarity. . . . We know that readers everywhere will find [this book] simultaneously richly illuminating and intensively useful.
Table of Contents
The Author xi
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: A Model for Interdisciplinary Change 1
1 Mapping National Drivers of Interdisciplinary Change 15
2 Bridging National and Local Maps 37
3 Platforming Interdisciplinarity 67
4 Fostering Programmatic Strength and Sustainability 99
5 Monitoring the Interdisciplinary Career Life Cycle 127
Conclusion: Countering Myths and Situating Practices 153
Resources 161
Glossary for a Core Vocabulary 181
References 183
Index 199
