Are Three Heads Better Than One? Reflections on Doing Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research

Crow, Gary M.; Levine, Linda; Nager, Nancy

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“…source of support, type of support, perception of support, etc.). These codes were developed and refined in a team context to ensure that differences in interpretations were openly discussed and negotiated (Crow et al 1992). Thus the analysis of the qualitative data yielded was not purely inductive from the start, but was guided by more or less well‐defined questions.…”

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Expectations of support among White British and Asian-Indian older people in Britain: the interdependence of formal and informal spheres

Sin¹

2006

Health Soc Care Community

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The discourse surrounding community care characterises informal support being superior to and preferred over formal sources of support, with this distinction buttressed by policy changes. There is a lack of understanding of the interdependence of both spheres of support. This article argues that an individual's experience and expectation of one type of support is often made in relation to his or her understanding, expectation and experience of other sources of support. There is also an urgent need to understand how these associations operate in a cross-cultural context as it is naïve to assume that normative expectations will remain constant when the relationship between family, state and other sources of support are unstable. This article reports on findings emerging from part of a Growing Older study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council of Great Britain to explore the relationship between quality of life and the social networks and support of older people from different ethnic groups. Research involved the use of a questionnaire comprising closed- and open-ended questions. In addition, in-depth qualitative interviews covering the existence and nature of social networks and support, as well as perceptions and expectations of these, were also conducted. This article reports on data relating to a sample comprising seven White British men, 10 White British women, 12 Asian-Indian men, and nine Asian-Indian women aged 55 and over derived from the Family Resources Survey. Findings reveal that the high level of expectation for family support amongst Asian-Indian respondents coexists with a high level of expectation for state support and an acknowledgement that the ideal of family support may not always materialise. Amongst White British respondents, the high level of expectation for state support exists regardless of whether the respondent has satisfactory informal social networks. This expectation is commonly expressed in terms of rights and entitlement by White British respondents but not by Asian-Indians. Associated with this, Asian-Indian respondents display a consistently lower level of awareness and usage of a range of health and social care services. Regardless of the extent of current and past usage of services, however, respondents from both groups overwhelmingly indicate an expectation for the continued provision of such services as they would like to be able to use one or more of these at some stage.

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Expectations of support among White British and Asian-Indian older people in Britain: the interdependence of formal and informal spheres

Sin¹

2006

Health Soc Care Community

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“…Negotiating one's way with colleagues from other disciplines can be challenging because of the "creative tension" that exists when it is believed that a certain perspective(s) takes precedence (Inglis, 2007). The interarticulation of different discourses that is necessary to arrive at a common language is a difficult path (Buller, 2008;Crow, Levine, & Nager, 1992;Choi & Pak, 2006;Oughton & Bracken, 2009;Spence, 2012).…”

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“…This person must have credibility with all members, and be a skilled moderator and mediator of personalities and disciplinary perspectives (Bruhn, 1995;Maton et al, 2006). There must be parity and reciprocity among members for successful integration (Crow et al, 1992), in the midst of an "acknowledged departure from the robustness of disciplinary-specific epistemologies and an acceptance of the inherent 'messiness' of communication" (Buller, 2008, p. 397). Researchers must be able "to make mistakes gracefully" (Aboelela et al, 2007).…”

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“It Takes a Village:” Interdisciplinary Research for Sport Management

Doherty

2013

Journal of Sport Management

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This paper, from the Dr. Earle F. Zeigler Award Lecture presented at the NASSM 2012 Conference in Seattle, outlines the merits and challenges of interdisciplinary research for the field of sport management. This alternative approach involves relating, integrating, and relocating disciplinary thinking to arrive at a mutually-determined research problem that represents new ways of conceptualizing phenomena. It enables moving away from the monodisciplinary research that characterizes much of our field to examine phenomena from different angles, and perhaps more effectively close the research-practice gap with knowledge derived from multiple perspectives. The author argues that it is time to engage in interdisciplinary research in sport management as no one discipline has all the answers; rather, “it takes a village” to solve the complex problems in our world.

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“…Some are concerned that collaboration does not always produce a higher quality product than individual research [14]. However, educators view social interaction as a valuable learning strategy, and many institutional researchers collaborate on their own work, yet it is not often employed in graduate capstone projects such as theses in America [15]. This study adds to the limited research in the area of collaborative master's theses.…”

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Experiences and Recommendations for Collaborating on Master’s of Education Thesis Research

Genareo¹,

Fornelli²,

Fornelli³

2014

LICEJ

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This paper is a self-analysis of the experiences of three familial graduate students who collaborated on a master's thesis research study. Thesis collaboration at the master's degree level is uncommon in the United States, but a university chose to allow three Master's of Education students to attempt a capstone research study together. Data collected were reflective journals and open-ended group question discussions. The results indicated their collaboration contributed to (a) personal and professional support, (b) reflection about the research process, (c) sacrifices of power and time, and (d) personal/professional growth. Discussions for higher education collaborative thesis considerations are offered, as well as recommendations for students, advisors, and departments considering collaborative research on a master's degree thesis.

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Are Three Heads Better Than One? Reflections on Doing Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research

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Expectations of support among White British and Asian-Indian older people in Britain: the interdependence of formal and informal spheres

Expectations of support among White British and Asian-Indian older people in Britain: the interdependence of formal and informal spheres

“It Takes a Village:” Interdisciplinary Research for Sport Management

Experiences and Recommendations for Collaborating on Master’s of Education Thesis Research

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