University Experiments in Interdisciplinarity
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Beschreibung
Some recent structural reforms in Western universities reflect fundamental changes in the organization of knowledge production and teaching. This publication wants to take a fresh look at the meaning given to the concept of interdisciplinarity with these reforms.
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.
Autor*in
Peter Weingart
Peter Weingart ist em. Professor für Wissenschaftssoziologie an der Universität Bielefeld. Von 1993-2009 war er Direktor des Instituts für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung (IWT) an der Universität Bielefeld.
Themen in »University Experiments in Interdisciplinarity«
Interdisciplinarity Interdisciplinarity Organization of Universities Organization of Universities Knowledge Production Knowledge Production Science Science Education Education Sociology of Science Sociology of Science University University Educational Research