Interdisciplinary research : process and theory /
Allen F. Repko
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2008
- xx, 395 p. : ill.; 26 cm
Defining interdisciplinary studies -- Tracing the origin of interdisciplinary -- Operationalizing disciplinary perspective -- Defining the elements of disciplines -- Explaining the importance of integration -- Beginning the research process -- Identifying relevant disciplines -- Developing adequacy in relevant disciplines -- Analyzing the problem and evaluating each insight into it -- Identifying conflicts in insights -- Creating common ground -- Integrating insights and producing an interdisciplinary understanding -- Conclusion : interdisciplinarity for the new century.
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research offers comprehensive treatment of the interdisciplinary research process commonly used by interdisciplinarians. The concise and guided resource on the most commonly accepted interdisciplinary studies principles as applied to the research process covers topics such as: deciding how to choose disciplines relevant to the problem or topic; dealing with disciplinary and ideological bias; making explicit the rationale for taking an interdisciplinary approach, and choosing research methods appropriate to the problem or topic.