Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research [Paperback]

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.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.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 lÓ9