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Record Nr.

UNISA996214902803316

Titolo

Interdisciplinary research journeys : practical strategies for capturing creativity / / Catherine Lyall ... [et al]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2011

ISBN

9781849661782 (ebook)

9781849664479 (PDF ebook)

9781849660136 (hardback)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Soggetti

Interdisciplinary research

Research teams

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-234) and index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

‘Interdisciplinarity’ has become a rallying cry among funders and leaders of research. Yet, while the creative potential of interdisciplinary research is great, it poses many challenges. If you don't have disciplinary boundaries, how do you decide what to include or leave out? And what are the parameters for evaluating the research? This book provides a practical guide for researchers and research managers who are seeking to develop interdisciplinary research strategies at a personal, institutional and multi-institutional level. The book draws on examples from across the social and natural sciences but also offers valuable lessons for other combinations of more proximate disciplines. At a time when interdisciplinary research is increasingly centre stage in the research agenda, this book offers a crucial practical guide for researchers, research funders and managers from all backgrounds and contexts.