Week One

Find definitions for the following phrases.

CROSS- DISCIPLINARY:

It is the knowledge that explains aspects of one discipline in terms of another. Example; politics of literature.

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Crossdisciplinary

Date : 18/10/2011

INTER-DISCIPLINARY:

It refers to new knowledge extensions that exist between or beyond existing academic disciplines or professions. The new knowledge may be claimed by members of none, one, both, or an emerging new academic discipline or profession.

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Interdisciplinary

Date : 18/10/2011

TRANS-DISCIPLINARY:

Trans-disciplinary refers to knowledge that exists in every individual, thus eliminating the need for discipline boundaries.

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Transdisciplinary

Date : 18/10/2011

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH:

Method of inquiry engaged in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts.

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research

Date : 18/10/2011

ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH:

The observation of and interaction with persons or a group being studied in the group's own environment, often for long periods of time

Reference : http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ethnographic+research

Date : 18/10/2011