Understanding Another Person's Emotions—An Interdisciplinary Research Approach

Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research

Interdisciplinary researchers and educators, as community members, creators of knowledge, and environmental activists and practitioners, have a responsibility to build a bridge between community practice, academic scholarship, and professional contributions aimed at establishing environmental sustainability. In this paper, I focus on an undervalued area of environmental politics, practices, and...

Understanding the Multi-Screen Household: An Interdisciplinary Approach

This position paper provides an overview of Understanding the Multi-Screen Household, an interdisciplinary project investigating how domestic media audiences use second screen technologies in relation to primary screen viewing. It describes the novel methods developed for this problem space by a diverse group of researchers and reflects on the practical, ethical and theoretical challenges atten...

An interdisciplinary approach to capacity building in applied research.

The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) has contributed to applied health and nursing services research in Canada by establishing the Regional Training Centres (RTCs). The interdisciplinary education and experience in applied health and nursing services research that the RTCs offer has produced graduates who are highly sought after by both academic and key health services decis...

Drivers of ebook Use: an Interdisciplinary Research Approach

The evolution of eBooks has made the headlines in the media around the world and has led to lively discussions about if and how eBooks will change the world. Any anticipated changes that the emergence of eBooks might cause, will depend on the corresponding use of the new technology. Whereas research has extensively examined the acceptance and use of IS within organizational settings and for uti...

Mobile Robots for a Synthetic Approach to Interdisciplinary Research