Interdisciplinary experiences: a postgraduate geographer's perspective

Interdisciplinary research teams and departments are seen by some as a way of addressing problems that cannot be understood using a traditionally narrow and uniform approach rooted in a particular discipline. This paper presents a postgraduate perspective by discussing the positive and negative impa...

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Published inJournal of geography in higher education Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 220 - 225
Main Author Sharp, Ed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 03.04.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic degrees
Barriers
Change Strategies
Doctoral Programs
Educational Practices
Foreign Countries
Fused Curriculum
Geography
Graduate Students
Graduate studies
Group Dynamics
Impact analysis
Integrated Activities
interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary Approach
multidisciplinary
Performance Factors
postgraduate research
Role Perception
Student Attitudes
Student Research
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United Kingdom
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Summary:Interdisciplinary research teams and departments are seen by some as a way of addressing problems that cannot be understood using a traditionally narrow and uniform approach rooted in a particular discipline. This paper presents a postgraduate perspective by discussing the positive and negative impacts on Ph.D. research of this type of work and making recommendations for integrating students into teams containing multiple unfamiliar disciplines. These include formal discussion of opportunities and risks and following advice from those who have taken this route.
ISSN:0309-8265
1466-1845
DOI:10.1080/03098265.2014.956295