Research on scientific research : a transdisciplinary study /

"Research on Scientific Research sets out to explain how scientific research is conducted. Editors Mauro Maldonato and Ricardo Pietrobon and Contributors focus on the emerging inter/transdisciplinary dimensions of research. They use an approach grounded in the sciences of complexity to countera...

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Other Authors: Maldonato, Mauro, Pietrobon, Ricardo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2010.
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Summary:"Research on Scientific Research sets out to explain how scientific research is conducted. Editors Mauro Maldonato and Ricardo Pietrobon and Contributors focus on the emerging inter/transdisciplinary dimensions of research. They use an approach grounded in the sciences of complexity to counteract the disciplinary fragmentation and decontextualization created by a reductionist approach. The underlying theme throughout all the chapters is a practical focus on improving the way practitioners conduct and educate for scientific research. By rejecting the reductionistic approach to science, the authors propose research platforms that offer a broader perspective on the nature and practice of research, and the implications thereof for more complex and productive research environments."--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:ix, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845193430 (p/b : alk. paper)
1845193431 (p/b : alk. paper)