Interdisciplinary Research 2nd Ed/ Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research

Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research: Theory and Methods is the first textbook to offer comprehensive treatment of the interdisciplinary research process commonly used by interdisciplinarians. Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) programsaare rapidly growingain formal degree-granting opportunities across institutions around the world. Further to this, amore traditional discipline programsainvolve integratingamultidisciplinary perspectives into their research.aAuthor Allen Repko offersathe firstaconcise and guided resource on the most commonly accepted interdisciplinary studies principles as applied to the research process. The text covers topics such as deciding how to choose disciplines relevant to the problem or topic, dealing with disciplinary and ideological bias, making explicit the rationale for taking an interdisciplinary approach, and choosing research methods appropriate to the problem or topic.This text is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary