The State of the Field: Interdisciplinary Theory
Date
2013
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Association for Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract
This chronological overview of the development of interdisciplinary theory starts with the pre-cursors of theory: the development and elaboration of the definition of interdisciplinary studies, influentia but problematic images of interdisciplinary studies proposed by Donal Campbel and Erich Jantsch, and best practices in interdisciplinary studies identified through AIS. It continues with a review of the motivation behind a theory of interdisciplinary studies, the controversy it engendered, and an assessment of what remains to be done. It concludes with the challenges to theory posed by new types of interdisciplinary studies, especially transdisciplinary studies and the science of team science.
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Keywords
Interdisciplinarity, Interdisciplines, Best practices, Interdisciplinary process
Citation
Newell, William H. "The State of the Field: Interdisciplinary Theory." Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies 31 (2013): 22-43.