Challenges in Transdisciplinary, Integrated Projects: Reflections on the Case of Faculty Members' Failure to Collaborate

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-184

  Vanasupa, Linda ^a   McCormick, Kathryn E ^a   Stefanco, Carolyn J ^b   Herter, Roberta J ^a   McDonald, Margot ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c California Polytechnic State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Conflict; Faculty; Mental models; Transdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860442359     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-011-9199-3     Document Type: Article

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