Transdisciplinary qualities in practice doctorates

Costley, Carol; Pizzolato, Nicola

doi:10.1080/0158037x.2017.1394287

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“…Thus, practice-relevant research in health and social work involves complex contextual processes and does not necessarily correspond to other kinds of research. As professionals derive status from scientific knowledge bases (Brante, 2014(Brante, , 2011Domakin, 2014;Kelly, 2017;McNamara, 2009;Moos & Krejsler, 2006;Risjord, 2010), it is considered necessary to be an insider in research (Costley & Pizzolato, 2018). Accordingly, not being educated as a health or social work professional when doing practice-relevant research was considered incompatible with taking accountability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Norwegian PhD students' discourses about practice‐relevant research in the field of health and social work

2019

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Aim The aim of this study was to explore the discourses of PhD students concerning the performance of practice‐relevant research in health and social work. Design An explorative, qualitative design and a discourse analytical approach were used to collect data. Methods Participants were recruited from a national research school for practice‐relevant research in Norway. Group interviews with ten PhD students (five health and five social work professionals) with extensive, wide‐ranging work experience as practitioners were used to collect data. The data were analysed by discourse analysis. Results The analysis revealed three discourses: (a) the professional knowledge discourse; (b) the promoting partnership discourse; and (c) the using research knowledge discourse. The discourses are explicit concerning how systematically formed practice‐relevant research in health and social work is linked to dominant discourses about knowledge in the scientific field. Professional knowledge, promoting partnership and using research knowledge are fundamental features of practice‐relevant research.

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Norwegian PhD students' discourses about practice‐relevant research in the field of health and social work

2019

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“…Tiffin University, USA Carol Costley and Nicola Pizzolato (2018) [176] Qualities to promote in PhDs students: Researching collaboratively with stakeholders, diversity of disciplinary and assessment criteria, Integration of methodologies, situating of the research in multiple contexts, Impact on 'situation' with procedures or products news, Ethics and trust.…”

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Evolution and characteristics of the transdisciplinary perspective in research: a literature review

Hernández-Aguilar¹,

Domínguez-Pacheco²,

Martínez-Ortiz³

et al. 2020

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In this documentary investigation, we review literature about the transdisciplinary perspective (TD) to generate knowledge, locating its origin, evolution and characteristic features. It is found that: i) This origin is located in France and the United States, although some characteristic features related to self-knowledge, participatory research and the unity of knowledge, were proposed before the creation of this TD term introduced in 1970. ii) The concept of transdisciplinarity has evolved over time involving a transition of vision towards the application of perspective to investigate. Switzerland was the first country to apply the transdisciplinarity in research in the 1990s. iii) The key world events that gave impetus to the transdisciplinarity are the world (1994) and Zurich (2000) congresses, as well as the special edition entitled “the foundation of Academy of Transdisciplinary Learning of Advanced Studies (ATLAS)” of the Journal "Futures" (2004) and the 10th anniversary edition of the Transdisciplinarity Journal of Engineering & Science (TJES) in 2010. iv) the main features of transdisciplinary research are: a) research for society and with society, i.e. participatory research, b) scientific research under systemic thinking, c) communication of results to the scientific community and disseminated to non-scientific population. v). The number of transdisciplinary research publications have increased over time, along with the quantity of authors per publication and citations thereof. Some contributions from the 90s were the most impactful due to the number of cites today. The transdisciplinary approach could be the best pathway to develop research in Latin American countries and the world, for solving the diverse problems of society.

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“…"T-shaped" aptitudes, such as empathy building, analytical thinking, and problem solving, can be taught through experiential learning (Conley et al, 2017). Team scientists understand how to work with different personalities and value trust and self-reflection (Costley and Pizzolato, 2017).…”

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Developing leaders to tackle wicked problems at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems

Wade

Grant

Karasaki

et al. 2020

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

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The multiscale, complex challenges at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) demand approaches to graduate education beyond traditional disciplinary training. Here, we present a vision for training FEWS leaders developed by faculty and students from interdisciplinary graduate training programs focused on the FEWS nexus. We discuss the imperative to create interdisciplinary, next-generation FEWS leaders and the core skills and proficiencies such leaders need: employ systems thinking, thrive in interdisciplinary teams, communicate effectively, and engage diverse stakeholders and communities. These skills will prepare students to connect science to innovative, actionable solutions and to successfully lead across a variety of careers. Graduate training that integrates these approaches must, on the one hand, overcome structural, cultural, and financial barriers in higher education, but on the other hand, will help develop a community of practice capable of developing sustainable solutions for the FEWS nexus and other vexing environmental challenges.

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Transdisciplinary qualities in practice doctorates

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

Norwegian PhD students' discourses about practice‐relevant research in the field of health and social work

Norwegian PhD students' discourses about practice‐relevant research in the field of health and social work

Evolution and characteristics of the transdisciplinary perspective in research: a literature review

Developing leaders to tackle wicked problems at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems

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