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Colleges and universities have been viewed traditionally as communities devoted to learning, and academic disciplines such as psychology have been characterized as communities of scholars. According to a variety of sources, the collegiality in these overlapping academic communities appears to be eroding. A recent Carnegie report commented on the fragmentation in higher education today:The administrative structure has grown more and more complex, the disciplines have become increasingly divided, and academic departments are frequently disconnected from one another. The curriculum is fragmented, and the educational experience of students frequently lacks coherence. Many are now asking: How can the work of the nation's colleges and universities become more intellectually coherent?

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