Interdisciplinary Research Connections and Attitudes in Research Universities

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dc.contributor.authorKnee, Robert Everetten
dc.contributor.committeechairFoti, Roseanne J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDeater-Deckard, Kirbyen
dc.contributor.committeememberHauenstein, Neil M. A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHochella, Michael F. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:19:15Zen
dc.date.adate2011-10-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:19:15Zen
dc.date.issued2011-09-08en
dc.date.rdate2011-10-24en
dc.date.sdate2011-09-26en
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the factors that support the development of interdisciplinary research connections in a large public research university. Graduate students and faculty from 15 departments (n = 227) responded to an online survey focusing on an individual's openness toward interdisciplinary research, applied epistemological orientation, and potential interdisciplinary collaborations. The findings suggest that the formation of interdisciplinary connections is tied to two main determinants: interdisciplinary openness, which is supported by reporting a more applied epistemological orientation and being a graduate student. The diversity of interdisciplinary connections is influenced by the academic status, with tenured faculty exhibiting the most diversity in connections. Finally, research network analysis suggests that the patterns of interdisciplinary collaborations tend to orient toward collaborations between similar and familiar methodological partners, and not toward collaborations with partners that are wholly unfamiliar in terms of methodology or research focus.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-09262011-172550en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09262011-172550/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39470en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKnee_RE_D_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsocial networken
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary researchen
dc.titleInterdisciplinary Research Connections and Attitudes in Research Universitiesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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