Interdisciplinary research : process and theory

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Author:

Repko, Allen F.

ISBN:

9781412988773

Personal Author:

Repko, Allen F.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2012.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 509 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2008.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

About interdisciplinary studies -- Drawing on disciplinary insights -- Integrating insights.

Abstract:

"This revised and expanded edition reflects the burgeoning interest in, and substantial research on, all aspects of interdisciplinarity. It's key contribution is a more complete treatment of integration, particularly how to integrate insights from diverse perspectives. Allen F. Repko provides an easy-to-follow decision-making process, highlightiing the foundational and complementary role of the disciplines in interdisciplinary work. He includes numerous examples from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and applied fields to illustrate how to create common ground and how to construct a more comprehensive interdisciplinary understanding and reflect on, test and communicate it. The book is suited for active learning and problem-based pedagogical approaches as well as for team teaching and other more traditional strategies."--Publisher.

Subject Term:

Interdisciplinary research.

Research.

Learning and scholarship.

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The Second Edition of Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory reflects the substantial research on all aspects of interdisciplinarity that has been published since the appearance of the First Edition in 2008. How to do interdisciplinary research is no longer the neglected topic that it once was. This book also reflects feedback from faculty and students who have used the first edition. As in the previous edition, the goal is to provide a comprehensive and systematic presentation of the interdisciplinary research process and the theory that informs it for not only students, but also for individual mature scholars and interdisciplinary teams. The book emphasizes the relationship between theory, research, and practice in an orderly framework so that the reader can more easily understand the nature of the interdisciplinary research process.