Blurring the Disciplinary Boundaries: Area Studies in the United States.

Lambert, Richard D.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Blurring the Disciplinary Boundaries: Area Studies in the United States.

Lambert, Richard D.

American Behavioral Scientist, v33 n6 p712-32 Jul-Aug 1990

Describes area studies as a product of the federal government's decision to provide needed resources beginning with World War II. Defines the elements within area studies as degree of specialization, factual knowledge, in-country experience, and language competency. Notes area studies research is loosely related to public policymaking. (NL)

Descriptors: Area Studies, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Specialization

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Language: English

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