Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory - Brossura

Repko, Dr. Allen F.; Szostak, Rick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1544398603 ISBN 13: 9781544398600

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2020

Riassunto

Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory by Allen F. Repko and Rick Szostak offers a comprehensive, systematic presentation of the interdisciplinary 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, the Fourth Edition includes expanded discussion of epistemology; creativity within the interdisciplinary research process; confirmation bias and social media; the philosophy of integration; student work patterns, mapping, and the importance of performing independent research while working through this book. 

A instructor website accompanies with book with test questions, Powerpoint slides, and tables and figures from the book.

 

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Informazioni sugli autori

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).

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 rszostak@ualberta.ca.

 

 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1544398603
• ISBN 13: 9781544398600
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 472
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile