The Interdisciplinary Research Team not the Interdisciplinarist

Shanker, S, Wasti, SP, Ireland, J, Regmi, PR, Simkhada, PP and Van Teijlingen, E (2021) The Interdisciplinary Research Team not the Interdisciplinarist. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3 (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2717-4646

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Abstract

Worldwide there is a growing interest in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research.  This overview paper addresses some of the pitfalls and barriers to being an interdisciplinary researcher. Being involved in interdisciplinary research is not an easy option for an individual discipline expert. It requires individual skills, ability to see beyond one’s discipline and perhaps personality characteristics such as a great team player. Interdisciplinary research may involve a mixed-methods approach underpinned by conflicting, and according to some incommensurable, research philosophies. The paper uses some examples from our own experiences of working in interdisciplinary teams to illustrate its potential.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Public and Allied Health
Publisher: Nirvana Psychosocial Care Center and Research Institute
Date of acceptance: 31 August 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 January 2023
Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2023 14:28
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2023 14:30
DOI or ID number: 10.46405/ejms.v3i2.317
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18734
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