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Policy Research
MIXED METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
Patricia Burch, University of Southern California • Carolyn J. Heinrich, Vanderbilt University
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-7662-5 • ©2016 • 232 PAGES •
SEE ALSO MIXED METHODS RESEARCH SECTION, PAGE 47 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TEXT.
METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH: Taking Socially Responsible Action SECOND EDITION
Ann Majchrzak, University of Southern California • M. Lynne Markus, Bentley University
This is a book about responsible and evidence-based decision making. It describes how to defi ne policy research
questions so that evidence can be applied to them, how to fi nd and synthesize existing evidence, how to generate new
evidence if needed, how to make acceptable recommendations that can solve policy problems without negative side
effects, and how to describe evidence and recommendations in a manner that changes minds. The Second Edition
includes updated examples and takes into account societal changes of the last three decades.
CONTENTS 1. Make a Difference with Policy Research / 2. Launch the Policy Research Process / 3. Synthesize Existing Evidence / 4. Obtain New
Evidence / 5. Design Policy Recommendations / 6. Expand Stakeholder Engagement / 7. Refl ect on the Policy Research Voyage
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-9780-5 • ©2014 • 184 PAGES •
Interdisciplinary Studies & Research
INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES SECOND EDITION
Allen F. Repko, University of Texas at Arlington (Retired) • Rick Szostak, University of Alberta -
Edmonton, Canada • Michelle Phillips Buchberger, Miami University (Ohio), Franklin University
This comprehensive introduction to interdisciplinary studies draws on recent advances in the fi eld's burgeoning
literature on learning and assessment. It is the fi rst book to present these foundational principles in a textbook
designed specifi cally for the introductory course. The book introduces students to the principles of the fi eld, prepares
them to produce quality work, and facilitates their working with topics, problems, or themes that span multiple
disciplines. Its approach is succinct, conceptual, and practical.
CONTENTS PART I: UNDERSTANDING INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES / 1. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Real World / 2. The Rise of The Modern
Disciplines and Interdisciplinary / 3. Interdisciplinary Studies Defi ned / 4. The Interdisciplinary Studies "Cognitive Toolkit" / 5. Academic Disciplines
/ 6. The "DNA" of Interdisciplinary Studies / PART II: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES / 7. Thinking Critically About
Disciplinary Perspectives / 8. Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Insights / 9. Thinking Critically About Integration and Its Results / PART III:
INTERDISCIPLINARY WRITING AND RESEARCH / 10. An Interdisciplinary Research "Road Map" / 11. Identifying Relevant Disciplines and Gathering
Information About the Problem / 12. Analyzing Insights and Refl ecting on Process
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-4689-2 • NOVEMBER 2016 • 480 PAGES • •
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INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH: Process and Theory THIRD EDITION
Allen F. Repko, University of Texas at Arlington (Retired) • Rick Szostak, University of Alberta -
Edmonton, Canada
The Third Edition offers a comprehensive and systematic presentation of the interdisciplinary research process and
the theory that informs it. The authors illustrate each step of the decision-making process by drawing on student
and professional work from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and applied fi elds. Designed for active
learning and problem-based approaches as well as for more traditional approaches, the book now includes more
examples from real student research projects and adds more tables and fi gures to enliven the discussion.
CONTENTS PART I. ABOUT INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND DISCIPLINES / 1. Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies / 2. Introducing the Disciplinary
and their Perspectives / PART II. DRAWING ON DISCIPLINARY INSIGHTS / 3. Beginning the Research Process / 4. Identifying Relevant Disciplines /
5. Conducting the Literature Search / 6. Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines / 7. Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights / PART
III. INTEGRATING INSIGHTS / 8. Understanding Integration / 9. Identifying Confl icts Between Insights and Their Sources / 10. Creating Common
Ground Between Insights: Concepts and/or Assumptions / 11. Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories / 12. Constructing a More
Comprehensive Understanding or Theory / 13. Refl ecting on, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory / 14. Conclusion
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-3048-8 • APRIL 2016 • 464 PAGES • •
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