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Informationen zum Autor Allen F. Repko, PhD, is the former director of the interdisciplinary studies program in the School of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington where he developed and taught the program's core curriculum for many years. The program is one of the largest in the United States. Repko has written extensively on all aspects of interdisciplinary studies, has twice served as coeditor of the interdisciplinary journal Issues in Integrative Studies, and has served on the board of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS). Though recently "retired", he continues to write and speak at AIS conventions where he conducts annual workshops on interdisciplinary program development and assessment. He can be contacted at . Klappentext The Third Edition of Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory offers a comprehensive and systematic presentation of the interdisciplinary research process and the theory that informs it. Authors Allen F. Repko and Rick Szostak illustrate each step of the decision-making process by drawing on student and professional work from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and applied fields. Designed for active learning and problem-based approaches as well as for more traditional approaches, the book now includes more examples from real student research projects and adds more tables and figures to enliven the discussion. Zusammenfassung This book offers a comprehensive and systematic presentation of the interdisciplinary research process and the theory that informs it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. About Interdisciplinary Studies and Disciplines 1. Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies Learning Outcomes Objectives Defining Interdisciplinary Studies The Intellectual Essence of Interdisciplinarity Distinguishing Interdisciplinarity from Multidisciplinarity, Transdisciplinarity, and Integrative Studies Chapter Summary Notes Exercises 2. Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives Learning Outcomes Objectives Defining Disciplinary Perspective How Knowledge is Typically Reflected in the Organization of the Academy Categories of Disciplines Disciplinary Perspectives Unpacking the Defining Elements of a Discipline's Perspective Chapter Summary Notes Exercises Part II. Drawing on Disciplinary Insights 3. Beginning the Research Process Learning Outcomes Objectives The Integrated Model of Interdisciplinary Research Process Key Characteristics of Interdisciplinary Research Step 1: Define the Problem or State the Research Question Step 2: Justify Using an Interdisciplinary Approach Chapter Summary Notes Exercises 4. Identifying Relevant Disciplines Learning Outcomes Objectives Select Potentially Relevant Disciplines Map the Problem to Reveal Its Disciplinary Parts Reduce the Number of Potentially Relevant Disciplines to Those That Are Most Relevant Chapter Summary Notes Exercises 5. Conducting the Literature Search Learning Outcomes Objectives Meaning of Literature Search Reasons for Conducting the Literature Search Special Challenges Confronting Interdisciplinarians The Initial Literature Search The Full-Scale Literature Search Chapter Summary Notes Exercises 6. Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines Learning Outcomes Objectives The Meaning of Adequacy Develop Adequacy in Theories Develop Adequacy in Disciplinary Methods Use and Evaluate Disciplinary Methods in Basic Research Provide In-Text Evidence of Disciplinary Adequacy Chapter Summary Notes Exercises 7. Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights Learning Outcomes Objectives Analy...
