Description
Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research successfully applies the model of the interdisciplinary research process outlined by author Allen F. Repko in Interdisciplinary Research, (SAGE ©2008) to a wide spectrum of challenging research questions. Self-contained case studies, written by leaders in interdisciplinary research, and utilizing best-practice techniques in conducting interdisciplinary research shows students how to apply the interdisciplinary research process to a variety of problems.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. The Interdisciplinary Research Process - Rick Szostak
Rick Szostak
Part II. Drawing on Disciplinary Insights
Chapter 2. Jewish Marriage as an Expression of Israel's Conflicted Identity
Marilyn R. Tayler
Chapter 3. The Metropolitan Problem in Interdisciplinary Perspective - Michan Andrew Connor
Michan Andrew Connor
Chatper 4. Mektoub: When Art Meets History, Philosophy, and Linguistics - Mieke Bal
Mieke Bal
Part III. Approaches to Integration
Chapter 5. Integrating Theory-Based Insights on the Causes of Suicide Terrorism
Allen F. Repko
Chapter 6. An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Causes of Economic Growth - Rick Szostak
Rick Szostak
Chapter 7. Why We Talk: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Evolutionary Origin of Language
Ria van der Lecq
Chapter 8. Understanding Human Action: Integrating Meanings, Mechanisms, Causes, and Contexts - Machiel Keestra
Machiel Keestra
Chapter 9. Integrative Theory in Criminology Applied to the Complex Social Problem of School Violence - Stuart Henry and Nicole L. Bracy
Stuart Henry and Nicole L. Bracy
Chapter 10. Research Integration: A Comparative Knowledge Base - Julie Thompson Klein
Julie Thompson Klein
Conclusion
William H. Newell
Author Index
Subject Index
