Series title from dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Interdisciplinarity in the Biological Sciences / Warren Burggren, Kent Chapman, Bradley B. Keller, Michael Monticino, John S. Torday. Sidebar: Mathematics and Root Interdisciplinarity: Historical Perspectives / Erik Fisher, David Beltran-del-Rio -- Integrating the Social Sciences: Area Studies, Quantitative Methods, and Problem-Oriented Research / Craig Calhoun -- Interdisciplinary Arts / Tanya Augsburg -- Interdisciplining Humanities: A Historical Overview / Julie Thompson Klein, Robert Frodeman -- Digital Humanities: The Role of Interdisciplinary Humanities in the Information Age / Cathy N. Davidson, Danica Savonick -- A Field of Its Own: The Emergence of Science and Technology Studies / Sheila Jasanoff -- Cognitive Science / Paul Thagard -- Media and Communication / Adam Briggle, Clifford G. Christians -- Situating Feminist Studies / Ellen Messer-Davidow -- Humane Smart Cities / Eduardo M. Costa, Álvaro D. Oliveira -- Knowledge Formations: An Analytic Framework / Stephen Turner -- Interdisciplinarity in Ethics / Carl Mitcham, Nan Wang -- Sidebar: An Ethics of Interdisciplinary Research / Anne Balsamo -- Interdisciplinary Learning: A Cognitive-Epistemological Foundation / Veronica Boix Mansilla -- Comparing Methods for Cross-Disciplinary Research / Michael O'Rourke -- Systems Thinking / Sytse Strijbos -- Innovation, Interdisciplinarity, and Creative Destruction / Roberto C. S. Pacheco, Mauricio Manhães, Mauricio Uriona Maldonado -- Addressing Wicked Problems through Transdisciplinary Research / Christian Pohl, Bernhard Truffer, Gertrude Hirsch-Hadorn -- Sidebar: Managing Consensus in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Teams: Tasks and Expertise / Rico Defila, Antonietta di Giulio -- Understanding Cross-Disciplinary Team-Based Research: Concepts and Conceptual Models from the Science of Team Science / Kara Hall, Brooke A. Stipelman, Amanda L. Vogel, Daniel Stokols -- The Policy Sciences as a Transdisciplinary Approach for Policy Studies / Jason Vogel, David N. Cherney, Elizabeth A. Lowham -- Typologies of Interdisciplinarity: The Boundary Work of Definition / Julie Thompson Klein -- Sustainability Sciences: Political and Epistemological Approaches / Valdir Fernandes, Arlindo Philippi Jr. -- Religious Studies and Religious Practice / Sarah E. Fredericks -- Interdisciplinarity in the Fields of Law, Justice, and Criminology / Stuart Henry -- Health Research, Practice, and Education / Angus McMurtry, Kelly N. Kilgour, Shanta Rohse -- Sidebar: New Public Service through Coproduction / José Francisco Salm Jr., Roberto C. S. Pacheco -- Information Research / Carole L. Palmer, Katrina Fenlon -- Computation and Simulation / Johannes Lenhard -- Taming Wickedness by Interdisciplinary Design / Prasad Boradkar -- Interdisciplinarity and the Institutional Context of Knowledge in the American Research University / Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars -- Peer Review, Interdisciplinarity, and Serendipity / J. Britt Holbrook -- Sidebar: The Need for Disciplines in the Modern Research University / Jerry A. Jacobs -- Interdisciplinarity in Research Evaluation / Katri Huutoniemi, Ismael Rafols -- The Challenge of Funding Interdisciplinary Research: A Look inside Public Research Funding Agencies / Thomas König, Michael E. Gorman -- Sidebar: Toward a New Discipline of Integration and Implementation Sciences / Gabriele Bammer -- Administering Interdisciplinary Programs / Karri Holley -- Interdisciplinarity and the Student Voice / Carl Gombrich, Michael Hogan -- Interdisciplinary Pedagogies in Higher Education / Debora DeZure -- Doctoral Student and Early Career Academic Perspectives on Interdisciplinarity / Sarah Dooling, Jessica K. Graybill, Vivek Shandas -- Facilitating Interdisciplinary Scholars / Stephanie Pfirman, Paula J. S. Martin -- Interdisciplinary Cases and Disciplinary Knowledge: Epistemic Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research / Wolfgang Krohn -- The Military-Industrial Route to Interdisciplinarity / Steve Fuller -- Physical Sciences / Robert P. Crease -- Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Transcending Limitations of the Knowledge Paradigm / Victor R. Baker -- Interdisciplinarity in the Biological Sciences / Warren Burggren, Kent Chapman, Bradley B. Keller, Michael Monticino, John S. Torday.
Summary:
This title provides a synoptic overview of the current state of interdisciplinary research, education, administration and management, and problem solving - knowledge that spans the disciplines and interdisciplinary fields and crosses the space between the academic community and society at large.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.