Title Facilitating interdisciplinary research / Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2005]
	©2005

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Description	1 online resource (xxv, 306 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	Examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research. Identifies steps that researchers, teachers, students, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies can take to more effectively conduct, facilitate, and evaluate interdisciplinary research programs and projects. Throughout the report key concepts are illustrated with case studies and results of the committee s surveys of individual researchers and university provosts.
Contents	A vision of interdisciplinary research -- The drivers of interdisciplinary research -- Interdisciplinarity in industrial and national laboratories -- The academic researcher and interdisciplinary research -- How academic institutions can facilitate interdisciplinary research -- How funding organizations can facilitate interdisciplinary research -- The role of professional societies -- Evaluating outcomes of interdisciplinary research and teaching -- Toward new interdisciplinary structures -- Findings and recommendations.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Interdisciplinary research.
	Interdisciplinary research.
	Research.
	Research.
	Research.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
	National Academy of Engineering.
	Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Other Form:	Print version: Facilitating interdisciplinary research. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005 0309094356
ISBN	9780309547277 electronic book
	030954727X electronic book
	0309094356 (paperback)
	9780309094351 (paperback)

Title Facilitating interdisciplinary research / Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.

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