Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory

by Allen F. Repko, Rick Szostak

Interdisciplinary 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.
 

Genres: Nonfiction, Education

472 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2008

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am using this text in a course I am developing and it is, hands-down, THE definitive text (well, also the ONLY text) on Interdisciplinary Studies. It is a wonderful resource for any and all interested in bridging traditional, siloed educational categories, learning from each, while coming to a greater understanding of both.

[Donna Dancer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is being used in a doctoral course for an overview of ILT research and I find it very useful. It is organized, objectives are explicit, outcomes are explicit and real-world explanations or scenarios are given for various approaches, terms, reasonings, which is a compliment to other readings in the class, which are academic in that research is approached from a static, procedural, unanticipated view rather than the fluidity it is.

[Izabella Britten · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very hard to understand at times. Very technical but also some of it was just like common knowledge said in very fancy terms. Learned a little bit more about interdisciplinary research but also not a ton.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can be daunting but worth the work.

[Elliot A · Rating 2 out of 5]

It contains a lot of information and explanations, charts and diagrams, unfortunately, I could never find what I was really looking for in terms of descriptions and elaboration.

At the end I was doing independent research on topics that should have been covered better in the text.

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[Derek Pyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful, lots of charts and things. Some repeating information-- don't read this book just for kicks, that would be weird.