Postgraduate Students' Experiences in Interdisciplinary Research Studies

Autor/inn/en	Winberg, C.; Barnes, V.; Ncube, K.; Tshinu, S.
Titel	Postgraduate Students' Experiences in Interdisciplinary Research Studies
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Higher Education, 25 (2011) 5, S.1003-1019 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1011-3487
Schlagwörter	Student Research; Interdisciplinary Approach; Graduate Students; Masters Theses; Masters Programs; Intellectual Disciplines; Supervisor Supervisee Relationship; Supervision; Teacher Student Relationship; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studentenforschung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Geisteswissenschaften; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Many postgraduate interdisciplinary research (IDR) candidates in the applied disciplines work across two or more traditional areas of study. Such candidates often spend considerable time on knowledge-building activities outside their home (or undergraduate) disciplines; IDR candidates venture into new fields and are exposed to the cultures and values of different disciplines. In this study, IDR candidates, from different applied disciplines, were selected as case studies. The study was delimited to a range of interdisciplinary permutations across the "hard" and "soft" applied disciplines (e.g., engineering management, health informatics). The focus of this article is postgraduate students' experiences in doing an IDR study for a Master's thesis. In the article we explore the challenges faced by candidates, with a view to minimising these, given the contribution that IDR can make to a developing society. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10