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Bridging the Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Discourse and Faculty Scholarship
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 74, Number 2, March/April 2003
- pp. 119-149
- 10.1353/jhe.2003.0013
- Article
- Additional Information
This qualitative study explores faculty's perceptions of the effects of sustained discourse across disciplines on attitudes and behaviors related to scholarship and intellectual interaction at one research university. Many participants reported developing new approaches for teaching and research that spanned disciplinary perspectives, enhancing their interaction with and appreciation of colleagues from other disciplines.