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Interdisciplinary research will never take off: empirical results based on theoretical insights [version 2; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
Arts & Culture
- When:
- May 19, 2026 ยท 12:11 PM
- Source:
- F1000Research
Background The focus on either epistemological or (demand and supply) institutional obstacles to interdisciplinary research (IDR) in higher education precludes the empirical evaluation of their relative importance and the empirical suggestion of the main policies to cope with these obstacles. Methods This paper characterises IDR in terms of What, How, Where, Why and Who. It presents theoretical insights about internal obstacles (epistemological in What and How arising from cognitive issues) vs.