A Bibliography for Beginners

My introductory course for the MA in Integrative Studies includes a lengthy bibliography on the history and nature of interdisciplinary research. I'll share it below.

Augsburg, T. (2014). Becoming transdisciplinary: The emergence of the transdisciplinary individual. World Futures, 70(3-4), 233-247.

Austin, W., Park, C., & Goble, E. (2008). From interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary research: a case study. Qualitative Health Research, 18(4), 557-564.

Baldwin Jr, D. C. (2007). Some historical notes on interdisciplinary and interprofessional education and practice in health care in the USA. Journal of interprofessional care, 21(sup1), 23-37.

Bechtel, W. (1986). The nature of scientific integration. In Integrating scientific disciplines (pp. 3-52). Springer Netherlands.
Benson, T. C. (1982). Five arguments against interdisciplinary studies. Issues in integrative studies, 1(1), 38-48.

Cerroni-Long, E. L., & Long, R. D. (1995). Beware of pidgin minds: pitfalls and promises of interdisciplinarity in undergraduate education. Issues in Integrative Studies, 13, 37-48.

Fish, S. (1989). Being interdisciplinary is so very hard to do. Profession, 15-22.

Frank, R. (1988). Interdisciplinary: The First Half Century. Stanley, E.G. and Hoad, T.F. WORDS: For Robert Burchfield’s Sixty Fifth Birthday. Cambridge: DS Brewer, 91-101.

Geertz, C. (1980). Blurred genres: The refiguration of social thought. The American Scholar, 165-179.

Gibbons, M., & Nowotny, H. (2001). The potential of transdisciplinarity. In Transdisciplinarity: joint problem solving among science, technology, and society (pp. 67-80). Birkhäuser Basel.

Klein, J. T. (2004). Prospects for transdisciplinarity. Futures, 36(4), 515-526.

Klein, J. T. (1993). Blurring, cracking, and crossing: Permeation and the fracturing of discipline. Knowledges: Historical and critical studies in disciplinarity, 185-211.

Kreps, G. L., & Maibach, E. W. (2008). Transdisciplinary science: The nexus between communication and public health. Journal of Communication, 58(4), 732-748.

Lebow, R. N. (1988). Interdisciplinary Research and the Future of Peace and Security Studies. Political Psychology, 507-525.

Murray, T. (1986). Confessions of an unconscious interdisciplinarian. Issues in Integrative Studies, 4, 57-70.

Newell, W. H. (1998). The case for interdisciplinary studies: response to Professor Benson’s five arguments. Interdisciplinarity: Essays from the Literature. The College Board, New York, New York, USA, 109–122.

Newell, W. H. (2013). The State of The field: Interdisciplinary Theory. Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 31, 22-43.

Nissani, M. (1995). Fruits, salads, and smoothies: a working definition of interdisciplinarity. The Journal of Educational Thought (JET)/Revue de la Pensée Educative, 121-128.

Nissani, M. (1997). Ten cheers for interdisciplinarity: The case for interdisciplinary knowledge and research. The social science journal, 34(2), 201-216.

Nowacek, R. S. (2009). Why is being interdisciplinary so very hard to do? Thoughts on the perils and promise of interdisciplinary pedagogy. College Composition and Communication, 493-516.

Paxson, T. D. (1996). Modes of interaction between disciplines. The Journal of General Education, 79-94.

Petrie, H. G. (1976). Do You See What I See? The Epistemology of Interdisciplinary Inquiry. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 10(1), 29–43.

Repko, A. F. (2008). “Defining Interdisciplinary Studies.” Chapter 1 in Interdisciplinary research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Seabury, M. B. (1999). Venturing into interdisciplinary tasks: Common challenges for faculty and students. Issues in integrative studies, 17, 71-85.

Shumway, D. R., & Messer-Davidow, E. (1991). Disciplinarity: an introduction. Poetics today, 201-225.

Thrift, N. Why Disciplines Are Becoming Less Important. Chronicle of Higher Education, July 23, 2013.

Weingart, P. (2010). A Short History of Knowledge Formations. In J. T. Klein & C. Mitcham (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity (pp. 3–14). Oup Oxford.

White, J. B. (1987). Intellectual Integration. Nw. UL Rev., 82, 1.