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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, kõrgus x laius: 254x177 mm, kaal: 710 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Jul-2008
  • Kirjastus: SAGE Publications Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1412959152
  • ISBN-13: 9781412959155
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  • Kirjastus: SAGE Publications Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1412959152
  • ISBN-13: 9781412959155
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Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory is the first book that systematically guides students in how to approach and follow through on research projects that straddle disciplines. Featuring an easy-to-follow approach that is grounded in theory, it is packed with examples of interdisciplinary research from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. Students will gain a solid foundation on how to achieve, produce, and express integration.

Key Features and Benefits

· Blends practice and theory by delineating a step-by-step research process that is based in relevant scholarly literature

· Illustrates each step of the research process, using examples of professional and student work oriented toward the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities

· Offers an easy-to-follow checklist so students can evaluate previous research

· Provides extensive information on the different disciplines to help students develop an understanding of disciplinary perspectives and their defining elements

Intended Audience

This core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in interdisciplinary research methods and will be especially helpful for courses requiring research papers.

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xix
Part I: About Interdisciplinary Studies
1(48)
Defining Interdisciplinary Studies
3(24)
Tracing the Origins of Interdisciplinarity
27(22)
Part II: Theories of Interdisciplinary Studies
49(86)
Operationalizing Disciplinary Perspective
51(32)
Defining the Elements of Disciplines
83(32)
Explaning the Importance of Integration
115(20)
Part III: Drawing on Disciplines
135(110)
Beginning the Research Process
137(23)
Identifying Relevant Disciplines
160(29)
Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines
189(28)
Analyzing the Problem and Evaluating Each Insight Into It
217(28)
Part IV: Integrating Insights
245(76)
Identifying Conflicts in Insights
247(24)
Creating Common Ground
271(24)
Integrating Insights and Producing an Interdisciplinary Understanding
295(26)
Conclusion: Interdisciplinarity for the New Century 321(6)
Appendix: Interdisciplinary Resources 327(8)
Glossary of Key Terms 335(20)
References 355(16)
Author Index 371(6)
Subject Index 377(18)
About the Author 395
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 programs 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).