Academic Interdisciplinary Research: Characteristics of Successful Projects.

Birnbaum, Philip H.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Academic Interdisciplinary Research: Characteristics of Successful Projects.

Birnbaum, Philip H.

Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, v13 n1 p5-16 Sum 1981

The reasons for variation in interdisciplinary research team performance at U.S. and Canadian research universities are investigated. Interdisciplinary research is defined. The appropriate use of interdisciplinary research, the participants, the leaders of research groups, and the effective management of the groups are identified. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Departments, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research, Research and Development Centers, Research Projects, Researchers, Sampling, Success, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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