Assessing Institutional Frameworks of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research and Education

Autor/inn/en	Weiss, Gerhard; Steiner, Regina; Eckmullner, Otto
Titel	Assessing Institutional Frameworks of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research and Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 24 (2011) 4, S.499-516 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/hep.2011.19
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Interdisciplinary Approach; Research Methodology; Higher Education; Institutional Environment; Environmental Education; Financial Support; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Finanzielle Förderung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This paper presents a concept for analysing the bearing of institutional settings on inter- and transdisciplinary research and education for sustainable development and applies it to a concrete case example. It asks in how far the funding programme requirements and the institutional project arrangements impacted on the research process and project results. The example demonstrates not only the well-known difficulties of inter- and transdisciplinary research, but also steering possibilities. The involvement of co-financing project partners and partners from schools secured the inter- and transdisciplinary project implementation. However, they also influenced the project outcomes according to their organisational interests. They prioritised economic and ecological over social issues, which in consequence limited the sustainability discourse within the project with regard to its breadth and inclusiveness. The paper concludes that the appropriate selection of research and practice partners as well as the sufficient budget, time and professional resources for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation management, are crucial for the successful implementation of inter- and transdisciplinary research or educational projects for sustainable development. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10