Transdisciplinarity involves the establishment of a common set of axioms for a hitherto unconnected or partially interacting cluster of disciplines. 2211 From the 1950's onward, transdisciplinarity has become a matter for deliberate innovation. New fields such as systems analysis and games theory have multiple applications, and transdisciplinarlity may develop through the application of these concepts to individual disciplines. Procedures can be developed whereby a student can learn to adopt transdisciplinary ways of thinking and working without having to pass through an interdisciplinary stage. 2212 Briggs, A. (1977). Interdisciplinarity. In Knowles, A. S. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Higher Education. (pp. 2209-12). Washington: Jossey-Bass Publishers. This is compared to interdisciplinarity, which uses axioms and methods from established disciplines. On May 13, 2005, at 3:42 PM, Barry Wellman wrote:
Somebody just queried this list about research comparing to interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity.
What's the difference, besides different jargon communities?
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