1. What we're trying to solve: the back and forth of engaged interdisciplinary inquiry.
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Kane, Anne T and Perry, Donna J
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ACADEMIC medical centers , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *COGNITION , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *DECISION making , *FOCUS groups , *INTELLECT , *INTERDISCIPLINARY research , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *PHILOSOPHY , *POWER (Social sciences) , *RESEARCH funding , *QUALITATIVE research , *PILOT projects , *THEORY , *JUDGMENT sampling , *RESEARCH personnel , *HUMAN research subjects , *PATIENT selection - Abstract
Interdisciplinary research assumes that teams of highly specialized scientists develop new knowledge by bridging their respective horizons. Nurse educators preparing nursing doctoral students to conduct interdisciplinary research need insight into how members of interdisciplinary research teams experience knowledge horizons in these complex contexts. Based on the work of the philosopher Bernard Lonergan, this pilot study uses Transcendental Method for Research with Human Subjects to explore interdisciplinary researchers' experiences with and attitudes toward interdisciplinary research. Results reveal the overarching conceptual category of “engaged interdisciplinary inquiry” which includes six themes: (i) valuing interdisciplinary engagement; (ii) direct engagement; (iii) interior engagement; (iv) disengagement; (v) facilitated engagement and (vi) engaged researcher development. Results also suggest engagement depends on vigorous “back and forth”, or dialogue, with self and others, and demonstrate the study method is fruitful for cognitive inquiry. This pilot supports expanded study to inform preparation for and conduct of interdisciplinary research involving nurses and raises important questions about how the trend toward interdisciplinary research affects nursing science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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