Week 1 : Task 1
# Cross-Disciplinary :
1. Cross-disciplinary refers to knowledge that explains aspects of one discipline in terms of another. Common examples of cross-disciplinary approaches are studies of the physics of music or the politics of literature.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Cross-disciplinary) on 28th October 2012
2. Cross-disciplinary considering multiple disciplines when planning for and delivering instruction so that the learner understands concepts from multiple perspectives and makes natural connections between disciplines
Ref : Grantmakers in the Arts (http://www.giarts.org/article/glossary-arts-and-education-terms) on 28th October 2012
# Inter-Disciplinary :
1. Inter-disciplinary involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g. a research project). It is about creating something new by crossing boundaries, and thinking across them. It is related to an inter-discipline or an interdisciplinary field, which is an organizational unit that crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinarity) on 28th October 2012
2. Of or relating to more than one branch of knowledge. It is an interdisciplinary research program.
Ref : Google Dictionary on 28th October 2012
3. Interdisciplinary (drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study) "interdisciplinary studies"; "an interdisciplinary conference"
Ref : WordNet Search (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=interdisciplinary) on 28th October 2012
4. An interdisciplinary field is a field of study that crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinarity) on 28th October 2012
5. Designates an activity designed for collaboration among two or more disciplines. See individual funding opportunity documents for specific requirements.
Ref : National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/about/glossary.jsp) on 28th October 2012
# Trans-Disciplinary :
1. Trans-disciplinary connotes a research strategy that crosses many disciplinary boundaries to create a holistic approach. It applies to research efforts focused on problems that cross the boundaries of two or more disciplines, such as research on effective information systems for bio-medical research (see bioinformatics), and can refer to concepts or methods that were originally developed by one discipline, but are now used by several others, such as ethnography, a field research method originally developed in anthropology but now widely used by other disciplines.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdisciplinarity) on 28th October 2012
2. Pertaining to or involving more than one discipline; interdisciplinary.
Ref : Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transdisciplinary) on 28th October 2012
# Qualitative Research :
1. Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts. Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior. The qualitative method investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where, when. Hence, smaller but focused samples are more often needed than large samples.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research) on 28th October 2012
2. Qualitative research is all about exploring issues, understanding phenomena, and answering questions. While there's a whole industry engaged in its pursuit, qualitative research also happens in nearly every workplace and study environment, nearly every day. Focus groups, in-depth interviews, content analysis, ethnography, evaluation and semiotics are among the many approaches that are used, but qualitative research in its most basic form involves the analysis of any unstructured data, including: open-ended survey responses, literature reviews, audio recordings, pictures and web pages.
Ref : QSR International (http://www.qsrinternational.com/what-is-qualitative-research.aspx) on 28th October 2012
3. A set of research techniques in which data is obtained from a relatively small group of respondents and not analyzed with statistical techniques.
Ref : Wikipedia (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/qualitative_research) on 28th October 2012
4. A method of advertising research that emphasizes the quality of meaning in consumer perceptions and attitudes; for example, in-depth interviews and focus groups.
Ref : Ad Up (http://www.adup.com/new/adup_ad_defs.html) on 28th October 2012
5. The use of unstructured exploratory techniques (such as group discussions and in-depth interviews) that are based on statistically small samples in order to understand a problem further.
Ref : 20|20 Research (http://www.2020research.com/qualitative-research-glossary/) on 28th October 2012
# Ethnographic Studies/Research :
1. Methods of qualitative research developed by anthropologists, in which the researcher attends to and inter-prets communication while participating in the research context.
Ref : The Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ethnographic+studies) on 28th October 2012
2. Ethnography is the study of cultures through close observation, reading, and interpretation. Ethnographic researchers work “in the field,” in the culture which they are studying. The activities they conduct are also often called fieldwork. Ethnographic researchers learn how to recognize traits that make up a culture and how to describe it to others. As a research method, ethnography is used in many disciplines, among them anthropology, political and social studies, education, and others. Because ethnography is the study of cultures, before going any further, it is important to define the word “culture.”
Ref : Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing (http://methodsofdiscovery.net/?q=node/19) on 28th October 2012
3. Ethnography means "portrait of a people." This social science research method, closely associated with the fields of anthropology and sociology, though not exclusive to them, provides a detailed description of a culture from the viewpoint of a researcher who brings both inside and outside perspectives.
Ref : eHow (http://www.ehow.com/facts_5519812_meaning-ethnographic-studies.html) on 28th October 2012
4. The study and systematic recording of human cultures also a descriptive work produced from such research.
Ref : Merriam Websters (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnography) on 28th October 2012
5. Studies of a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.
Ref : Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethnography) on 28th October 2012
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