How Long to Read In Defense of Disciplines

How Long Does it Take to Read In Defense of Disciplines?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read In Defense of Disciplines by Jerry A. Jacobs

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Calls for closer connections among disciplines can be heard throughout the world of scholarly research, from major universities to the National Institutes of Health. In Defense of Disciplines presents a fresh and daring analysis of the argument surrounding interdisciplinarity. Challenging the belief that blurring the boundaries between traditional academic fields promotes more integrated research and effective teaching, Jerry Jacobs contends that the promise of interdisciplinarity is illusory and that critiques of established disciplines are often overstated and misplaced. Drawing on diverse sources of data, Jacobs offers a new theory of liberal arts disciplines such as biology, economics, and history that identifies the organizational sources of their dynamism and breadth. Illustrating his thesis with a wide range of case studies including the diffusion of ideas between fields, the creation of interdisciplinary scholarly journals, and the rise of new fields that spin off from existing ones, Jacobs turns many of the criticisms of disciplines on their heads to mount a powerful defense of the enduring value of liberal arts disciplines. This will become one of the anchors of the case against interdisciplinarity for years to come.

How long is In Defense of Disciplines?

In Defense of Disciplines by Jerry A. Jacobs is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Defense of Disciplines Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read In Defense of Disciplines aloud.

What Reading Level is In Defense of Disciplines?

In Defense of Disciplines is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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