Contents
Part 1. From ‘An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research’
1. Introduction
2.1 What is science?
2.2 Moving through the Science Cycle
4. Interdisciplinarity
7.1 The IIS model of interdisciplinary research
7.2 Planning your research project
Step 1. Identify problem or topic
Step 2. Formulate preliminary research question
9. Theoretical framework and research question
Step 3. Develop theoretical framework
Step 5. Formulate sub-questions
Step 6. Develop research methods and design
Step 7. Data collection and analysis
11. Discussion and conclusion(s)
Step 8. Interpret results, discuss research & draw conclusion(s)
References
Part 2. From ‘Academic Skills to Interdisciplinary Studies’
Familiarizing yourself with a topic
An initial literature search
Exploratory reading
Other useful sources
Optimizing your study environment
Learning objectives
Reading strategies
Organizing information
Other useful sources
Sentence-level analysis
Types of argumentation
Critically evaluating texts
Other useful sources
4. From your topic to your question
Theoretical framework
Sources
Characteristics of a research question
Types of questions
Sources
Why operationalize?
From dimensions to indicators and variables
Operationalization and validity
Other forms of operationalization
Sources
Qualitative versus quantitative
When qualitative and when quantitative?
Making a qualitative research instrument
Validity and reliability of your instrument
Assessment by an ethics committee
Other useful sources
Research practice: quantitative research
Research practice for qualitative research: conducting interviews
Other useful sources
Argumentation structure
The structure of a scholarly article
Sources
10. Finishing your article: academic writing, titles, and abstracts
Other useful sources
11. Citing sources and the bibliography
Reference management software
In-text citations
Citations in the bibliography
Other useful sources
12. Preventing fraud and plagiarism
Appendices
Appendix A. Sample literature review
Appendix B. Sample research article
Colophon