Title
Transdisciplinary research teams: Broadening the scope of who participates in research
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2-22-2019
Department
Department of Social Sciences
Abstract
Transdisciplinary research that addresses global change or sustainability issues often involves coordinated actions and processes involving diverse groups that cross sectorial, disciplinary, and organizational boundaries. In this chapter, we describe several key kinds of groups and discuss the challenges of incorporating them into research teams. These challenges include avoiding bias and promoting equality among actors, equity among transdisciplinary actors, cultural and language differences, parallel play instead of integrated efforts and managing multiple motivations and expectations. The strategies we review to mitigate the challenges discussed above are: managing conflict and overcoming cultural barriers; constructing shared conceptual frameworks; utilizing boundary spanners; utilizing guided dialog; and consilience workshops.
Publication Title
A Research Agenda for Environmental Management
ISBN
9781788115186
Recommended Citation
Pischke, E.,
Halvorsen, K. E.,
Mwampambaz, T.,
House-Peters, L.,
Eastmond, A.,
Volkow, L.,
del Carmen Fragoso Medina, M.,
&
Ohira, M.
(2019).
Transdisciplinary research teams: Broadening the scope of who participates in research.
A Research Agenda for Environmental Management, 43-54.
http://doi.org/10.4337/9781788115193.00014
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/3136
Publisher's Statement
© Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Chelsea Schelly, Robert M. Handler, Erin C. Pischke and Jessie L. Knowlton 2019. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788115193.00014