Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research
Michael O'Rourke editor Stephen Crowley editor Sanford D Eigenbrode editor J D Wulfhorst editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:3rd Sep '13
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Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research, edited by Michael O′Rourke, Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, and J. D. Wulfhorst, is a volume of previously unpublished, state-of-the-art chapters on interdisciplinary communication and collaboration written by leading figures and promising junior scholars in the world of interdisciplinary research, education, and administration. Designed to inform both teaching and research, this innovative book covers the spectrum of interdisciplinary activity, offering a timely emphasis on collaborative interdisciplinary work. The book’s four main parts focus on theoretical perspectives, case studies, communication tools, and institutional perspectives, while a final chapter ties together the various strands that emerge in the book and defines trend-lines and future research questions for those conducting work on interdisciplinary communication.
"This book integrates a number of issues within interdisciplinary studies in new and interesting ways. It makes highly theoretical material accessible with an engaging style that is scholarly without being stuffy. The author is clearly well versed in science, philosophy, and higher education and achieves a balance across that learning. One of its great strengths is its explanations of very complex theoretical issues in language that it is possible for a well-educated person to understand without a disciplinary background in philosophy." -- Betsy Greenleaf Yarrison
"The breadth is one of its strengths. There are a large number of approaches that include analysis of quantitative data, very detailed case studies, philosophical analysis, perspectives of administration and organization of universities, and collaborations between researchers and community members outside academia, just to name a few. These varied approaches force readers to think beyond the perhaps narrow aspects of interdisciplinary communication that affect their own research or teaching or programs. That is a welcome challenge." -- Angela Hunter
"The text is extensively researched and well organized. The author/authors have also managed to bring in historical elements in higher education, as well as current thinking in the field." -- Dr. Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers
ISBN: 9781452255668
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 780g
464 pages