Strober, Myra H.

Interdisciplinary conversations : challenging habits of thought / Myra H. Strober. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011. - vi, 219 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why study interdisciplinary conversations -- The calls for more interdisciplinarity -- Difficult dialogues : talking across cultures -- Being in one's comfort zone : the case of ethics -- Two cultures revisited -- Interdisciplinary dialogue within a broad field : the case of the social sciences -- Leadership: the key to success -- Outcomes of the conversations -- Talking across disciplines.

0804772312 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804772310 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Communication in learning and scholarship--Case studies.
Communication in science--Case studies.
Interdisciplinary research--Case studies.

Q180.55.I48 / S77 2011