Week1 Word Meanings

1. Cross-disciplinary :

Involves two or more academic disciplines; interdisciplinary.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crossdisciplinary

2. Inter-disciplinary :
Combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interdisciplinary

3. Trans-disciplinary :
Connotes a research strategy that crosses many disciplinary boundaries to create a holistic approach.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdisciplinarity

4. Qualitive researchA method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research

5. Ethnographic research

is the study of people in their own environment through the use of methods.

http://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/ERCb.htm