Avoiding pitfalls in interdisciplinary education

Autor: Pamela J. Woods, Ana Sofia Ferreira, Johanna Yletyinen, Benjamin Weigel, Florian K. Diekert, Giovanni Romagnoni, Anna Törnroos, Emmi Nieminen, Katharina Maj Ottosen, Sara Bonanomi, Martin Snickars, Jason D. Whittington, Alexandros Kokkalis, Jed I. Macdonald, Andries Richter, Lauren A. Rogers, Hlynur Bardarson, Kristina Øie Kvile, Nadia Fouzai, William Butler, Martin Wæver Pedersen, Rebecca E. Holt, Wijnand Boonstra, Maija Holma, Evandro Malanski
Přispěvatelé: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Climate Research, 74(2), 121-129
Climate Research 74 (2017) 2
Climate research 74 (2018): 121–129. doi:10.3354/cr01491
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Holt, R. E.; Woods, P. J.; Ferreira, A. S. A.; Bardarson, H.; Bonanomi, S.; Boonstra, W. J.; Butler, W. E.; Diekert, F. K.; Fouzai, N.; Holma, M.; Kokkalis, A.; Kvile, K. O.; MacDonald, J. I.; Malanski, E.; Nieminen, E.; Ottosen, K. M.; Pedersen, M. W.; Richter, A.; Rogers, L.; Romagnoni, G.; Snickars, M.; Tornroos, A.; Weigel, B.; Whittington, J. D.; Yletyinen, J./titolo:Avoiding pitfalls in interdisciplinary education/doi:10.3354%2Fcr01491/rivista:Climate research/anno:2018/pagina_da:121/pagina_a:129/intervallo_pagine:121–129/volume:74
Holt, R E, Woods, P J, Ferreira, A S, Bardarson, H, Bonanomi, S, Boonstra, W J, Butler, W E, Diekert, F K, Fouzai, N, Holma, M, Kokkalis, A, Kvile, K Ø, Macdonald, J I, Malanski, E, Nieminen, E, Ottosen, K M, Pedersen, M W, Richter, A, Rogers, L, Romagnoni, G, Snickars, M, Törnroos, A, Weigel, B, Whittington, J D & Yletyinen, J 2017, ' Avoiding pitfalls in interdisciplinary education ', Climate Research, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 121-129 . https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01491
ISSN: 0936-577X
DOI: 10.3354/cr01491
Popis: As the world’s social-environmental problems increasingly extend across boundaries, both disciplinary and political, there is a growing need for interdisciplinarity, not only in research per se, but also in doctoral education. We present the common pitfalls of interdisciplinary research in doctoral education, illustrating approaches towards solutions using the Nordic Centre for Research on Marine Ecosystems and Resources under Climate Change (NorMER) research network as a case study. We provide insights and detailed examples of how to overcome some of the challenges of conducting interdisciplinary research within doctoral studies that can be applied within any doctoral/postdoctoral education programme, and beyond. Results from a self-evaluation survey indicate that early-career workshops, annual meetings and research visits to other institutions were the most effective learning mechanisms, whereas single discipline-focused courses and coursework were among the least effective learning mechanisms. By identifying the strengths and weaknesses of components of NorMER, this case study can inform the design of future programmes to enhance interdisciplinarity in doctoral education, as well as be applied to science collaboration and academic research in general.
This study is a product of the Nordic Centre for Research on Marine Ecosystems and Resources under Climate Change (NorMER, Project no. 36800), which is funded by the Norden Top-level Research Initiative sub-programme 'Effect Studies and Adaptation to Climate Change'. We thank Nils Chr. Stenseth for support during the preparation of this manuscript, as well as 3 anonymous reviewers for useful and constructive comments.
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