Description
Book SynopsisThe work can be classified both as a reference work in Transdisciplinary Research Methodology and as a textbook to guide the Transdisciplinary Coproduction in the context of innovation and organizational and social development. The constituent elements of the work that make it a reference work in Research Methodology are the theoretical foundations on the unity of knowledge, on the issue of transdisciplinarity and on co-production, in a trajectory that begins with the first thinkers of the renaissance (and its basis in the philosophy of classical antiquity) addressing contemporaneity, supported by the main thinkers of transdisciplinarity and integrative research. The constituent elements of the work that make it a textbook is the presentation of the main conceptual frameworks on the partnership between academic and non-academic actors (public and private) for the co-production of scientific knowledge, which will be the basis for the presentation of a new method that is sufficiently robust to accommodate from scientific initiation to complex, deep and substantial doctoral studies.
Trade Review‘This book offers a thorough survey of the literature on transdisciplinarity, collaborative research and research that crosses the boundary between science and practice, scientists and users, in the social environment, in pursuit of the common good. The integrative framework is that of the “Knowledge Acquisition Design” (KAD) framework that the authors develop. As such, it is a standard text for those who take a design approach to knowledge acquisition' —Bart Nooteboom, Emeritus Professor of Innovation, Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
‘Co-production of knowledge is a vital component of leveraging value of knowledge through its effective management. However, knowledge co-production is woefully neglected in the scientific and scholarly literature. This book provides a wonderfully comprehensive overview of how transdisciplinarity can provide the best lens to better understand how knowledge acquisition, integration and application can be optimized. The knowledge typology provides foundation to distinguish information from knowledge. An excellent resource for educators, researchers and practitioners in information and knowledge management’ —Dr. Kimiz Dalkir, Professor and Director, School of Information Studies, McGill University.
‘Contemporary socio-technical systems are facing wicked issues that can only be addressed by leveraging collective intelligence and the virtuous integration of scientific research areas. The book of Professors de Sá Freire and Alvares is a must-to-have for any scholar engaged to provide systemic responses to the needs of global societies’ —Prof. Alessandro Margherita, PhD, Associate Professor of Management Science & Engineering, Department of Engineering for Innovation (DEfI), University of Salento, Italy.
‘The book elucidates historical aspects regarding transdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. It also exposes frameworks that are centered on transdisciplinary. Furthermore, it clarifies the constructs knowledge acquisition, co-production, knowledge governance and organizational learning, resulting in a theoretical framework that deals with them’ – Dr. Helio Ferenhof, Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil).
Table of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Epigraph; Introduction, 1. The Concern with the Unity of Knowledge in History; 2. Transdisciplinarity; 3.Transdisciplinary Co-Production; 4. Transdisciplinary Research; 5. Knowledge Acquisition Design (KAD): A Framework for Transdisciplinary Co-Production Research in Knowledge Governance and Organizational Learning; 6.Final Remarks; References; Glossary; Appendix A: Timeline; The Authors; Index
