Training in interdisciplinary team research for agricultural development: the experience of ICRA

Hawkins, Rosemary I.

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“…Despite the growing importance of integrative research, little is known about these aspects, and little data is available on the performance of these projects. Some studies that explicitly deal with integrative research are Hawkins (1997), Duffy and others (1997), Naiman (1999), Spanner (2001), Bruce and others (2004), others (2004), and. These authors found poor organization, difficulties in leadership and personal chemistry, academic traditions and merit systems, power struggles, and publishing to be particular concerns.…”

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Researchers’ Experiences, Positive and Negative, in Integrative Landscape Projects

Tress

Fry

2005

Environmental Management

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/ Integrative (interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary) landscape research projects are becoming increasingly common. As a result, researchers are spending a larger proportion of their professional careers doing integrative work, participating in shifting interdisciplinary teams, and cooperating directly with non-academic participants. Despite the growing importance of integrative research, few studies have investigated researchersÕ experiences in these projects. How do researchers perceive the outcomes of integrative projects, or career effects? Do they view the projects generally as successes or failures? This study analyses researchersÕ experiences in integrative landscape studies and investigates what factors shape these experiences. The data stems from 19 semi-structured qualitative interviews and a Web-based survey among 207 participants in integrative landscape research projects. It finds that researchers experience participation in integrative projects as positive, in particular discussions among participants, networking, teamwork, and gaining new insights and skills. Furthermore, most researchers perceive the projects as successful and as having a positive effect on their careers. Less positive aspects of integration relate to publications and merit points. Factors found to contribute to positive experiences include reaching a high degree of integration amongst the involved disciplines, common definitions of integrative research concepts, and projects that include a large share of fundamental research as well as projects with many project outcomes. Based on these findings, we advise future projects to plan for integration, facilitate discussions, and reach agreement on integrative concepts. We suggest that aspects of fundamental research be included in integrative projects. We also suggest that planning be done at an early stage for peer-reviewed publications, to ensure that participants gain merit points from their participation in integrative research efforts.Integrative (= interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary) landscape projects have increased in number since the 1990s. More and more funding bodies with large national and international programmes support projects in which different disciplines cooperate to solve landscape-related problems

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