Interdisciplinary Conversations: Challenging Habits Of Thought - Myra H. Strober

"This book is a timely and important resource for all of us who are working to facilitate communication across disciplines. It is clear that solutions to the thorniest problems of the 21st century will require interdisciplinary collaboration, but, as Dr. Strober illustrates, the collaborative process is neither easy nor intuitive. This book provides valuable guidance about how to build those bridges across the disciplinary divides that will allow for more creative and effective problem-solving by experts from diverse fields."—John L. Hennessy, President, Stanford University

"In this clear and lucid book, Strober illuminates the contributions of capable leaders to the work of interdisciplinary networks and projects. Drawing on her experience as a program officer, she has written a practically-minded and theoretically grounded book that will be particularly informative for academics interested in fostering successful interdisciplinary groups."—Michele Lamont, Harvard University, author of How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment

"Myra Strober boldly challenges widely held assumptions about the value of interdisciplinary interactions and offers fresh and novel insights. If academic and administrative leaders follow her recommendations, they will greatly improve the chances of fostering successful interdisciplinary conversations."—Steven Brint, University of California, Riverside, editor of The Future of the City of Intellect

"Meeting the challenges of our global society in the 21st century often demands that we raise our sights above the confines of our academic disciplinary training. Myra Strober offers a unique perspective on the opportunities and hurdles associated with fostering such creative interdisciplinary dialogues among scholars. The issues that she raises are important not only at research universities, but are also at the heart of consideration of today's liberal arts college curriculum."—Janet L. Holmgren, President, Mills College

"An imaginative and well-tuned consideration of the practices, challenges, limitations, and possibilities of interdisciplinarity. Engaging, lucid, and fair, this is an invaluable read for anyone concerned with rhetoric and reality in contemporary academic life."—Don Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz

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