Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4129-8248-1
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 692 g

Self-contained case studies teach students best practices in interdisciplinary research

Interdisciplinary research is a burgeoning field, largely due to its ability to tackle complex problems facing humanity that extend beyond a single disciplinary perspective and require interdisciplinary thinking and research for their resolution.

Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research successfully applies the model of the interdisciplinary research process outlined by author Allen F. Repko in Interdisciplinary Research, (SAGE ©2008) to a wide spectrum of challenging research questions. Self-contained case studies, written by leaders in interdisciplinary research, and utilizing best-practice techniques in conducting interdisciplinary research shows students how to apply the interdisciplinary research process to a variety of problems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Repko, Allen F.

Newell, William H

Szostak, Rick

Repko, Allen F

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. The Interdisciplinary Research Process - Rick Szostak
Rick Szostak
Part II. Drawing on Disciplinary Insights
Chapter 2. Jewish Marriage as an Expression of Israel's Conflicted Identity
Marilyn R. Tayler
Chapter 3. The Metropolitan Problem in Interdisciplinary Perspective - Michan Andrew Connor
Michan Andrew Connor
Chatper 4. Mektoub: When Art Meets History, Philosophy, and Linguistics - Mieke Bal
Mieke Bal
Part III. Approaches to Integration
Chapter 5. Integrating Theory-Based Insights on the Causes of Suicide Terrorism
Allen F. Repko
Chapter 6. An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Causes of Economic Growth - Rick Szostak
Rick Szostak
Chapter 7. Why We Talk: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Evolutionary Origin of Language
Ria van der Lecq
Chapter 8. Understanding Human Action: Integrating Meanings, Mechanisms, Causes, and Contexts - Machiel Keestra
Machiel Keestra
Chapter 9. Integrative Theory in Criminology Applied to the Complex Social Problem of School Violence - Stuart Henry and Nicole L. Bracy
Stuart Henry and Nicole L. Bracy
Chapter 10. Research Integration: A Comparative Knowledge Base - Julie Thompson Klein
Julie Thompson Klein
Conclusion
William H. Newell
Author Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Repko, Allen F.
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).

Szostak, Rick
Rick Szostak, PhD, is professor and chair of economics at the University of Alberta, where he has taught for 34 years. He is the author of a dozen books and 50 articles, all of an interdisciplinary nature. Several of his publications address how to do interdisciplinary research, teach interdisciplinary courses, administer interdisciplinary programs, or organize information in order to facilitate interdisciplinarity. As an associate dean, he created the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Alberta, the Science, Technology and Society program, an individualized major, and two courses about interdisciplinarity. He has twice served as coeditor of the interdisciplinary journal Issues in Integrative Studies. He was president of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) from 2011 to 2014. He can be contacted at [e-mail].

Newell, William H
William H. Newell is Professor of
Interdisciplinary Studies Miami University (PhD, University of Pennsylvania)
where he has been directing the two-semester 10-credit senior project workshop
since 1995. He has edited two books, including the foundational
Interdisciplinarity Essays from the
Literature, and two special issues of journals. He has published over 30
articles and chapters on interdisciplinary studies, with seminal contributions
to the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity recognized in his receipt of
the Kenneth E. Boulding Award. Newell has served as consultant or external
evaluator on interdisciplinary higher education over 100 times. The founding
president of the Association for Integrative Studies in 1979, he has served
since 1983 first as its Secretary-Treasurer and then as Executive Director.