Interdisciplinarity as a change strategy: exploring the experiences of faculty and administrators

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dc.contributorAdams, Marsha H.
dc.contributorHardy, David E.
dc.contributorMajor, Claire Howell
dc.contributorTomlinson, Stephen
dc.contributor.advisorHolley, Karri A.
dc.contributor.authorLuzius, Kim
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T17:12:00Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T17:12:00Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractA changing environment forces institutions of higher learning to adapt to increasing demands for accountability, the production and application of new knowledge, and dwindling financial resources. Interdisciplinary programming provides one way to address these issues as well as meet evolving student and societal needs. This study explores the experiences of nursing and education faculty and administrators responsible for developing and maintaining an interdisciplinary doctoral program. A qualitative case study using interviews and document analysis was employed at a large, four-year, residential research institution. The core and supportive strategies critical to transformational change as identified by Eckel and Kezar (2003) served as the conceptual framework for this dissertation which addressed the following research questions: 1. What challenges do faculty and administrators face as they attempt to achieve interdisciplinary consensus as it relates to program objectives and curriculum? 2. What tactics facilitate development of an interdisciplinary academic program? 3. How do organizational norms, structures, and practices affect efforts to develop an interdisciplinary degree program?en_US
dc.format.extent172 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001727
dc.identifier.otherLuzius_alatus_0004D_12191
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2176
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.titleInterdisciplinarity as a change strategy: exploring the experiences of faculty and administratorsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.
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