Research on Scientific Research – A Transdisciplinary Study

This book explains how scientific research is conducted. The leading-edge essays 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 is a practical focus on improving the way practitioners conduct and educate for scientific research. By rejecting the reductionistic approach to science, the book proposes 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. While the book is essential reading for all those involved in planning scientific research projects, the arguments put forward for the conduct of research have broader implications and applications for the social sciences and education.