Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects

Autores
Pischke, Erin C.; Knowlton, Jessie L.; Phifer, Colin C.; Gutierrez Lopez, José; Propato, Tamara Sofía; Eastmond, Amarella; Martins de Souza, Tatiana; Kuhlberg, Mark; Picasso Risso, Valentin; Veron, Santiago Ramón; Garcia, Carlos; Chiappe, Marta; Halvorsen, Kathleen E.
Año de publicación
2017
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Global environmental problems such as climate change are not bounded by national borders or scientific disciplines, and therefore require international, interdisciplinary teamwork to develop understandings of their causes and solutions. Interdisciplinary scientific work is difficult enough, but these challenges are often magnified when teams also work across national boundaries. The literature on the challenges of interdisciplinary research is extensive. However, research on international, interdisciplinary teams is nearly non-existent. Our objective is to fill this gap by reporting on results from a study of a large interdisciplinary, international National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education (NSF-PIRE) research project across the Americas. We administered a structured questionnaire to team members about challenges they faced while working together across disciplines and outside of their home countries in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Analysis of the responses indicated five major types of barriers to conducting interdisciplinary, international research: integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment. We discuss the causes and recommended solutions to the most common barriers. Our findings can help other interdisciplinary, international research teams anticipate challenges, and develop effective solutions to minimize the negative impacts of these barriers to their research.
Instituto de Clima y Agua
Fil: Pischke, Erin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Knowlton, Jessie L. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos. Wheaton College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Phifer, Colin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Gutierrez Lopez, José. University of New Hampshire; Estados Unidos
Fil: Propato, Tamara Sofía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Eastmond, Amarella. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Yucatán; México
Fil: Martins de Souza, Tatiana. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil. Conservation International; Brasil
Fil: Kuhlberg, Mark. Laurentian University; Canadá
Fil: Picasso Risso, Valentin. Universidad de la República; Uruguay. University of Wisconsin–Madison; Estados Unidos
Fil: Verón, Santiago Ramón. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Garcia, Carlos. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia; México
Fil: Chiappe, Marta. Universidad de la República; Uruguay
Fil: Halvorsen, Kathleen E. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
Fuente
Environmental management 60 (6) : 1011–1021. (December 2017)
Materia
Latin America
Sustainability
Research Projects
Interdisciplinary Research
América Latina
Sostenibilidad
Proyectos de Investigación
Investigación Interdisciplinar
Socioecological Systems
Sistemas Socioecologicos
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spelling Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projectsPischke, Erin C.Knowlton, Jessie L.Phifer, Colin C.Gutierrez Lopez, JoséPropato, Tamara SofíaEastmond, AmarellaMartins de Souza, TatianaKuhlberg, MarkPicasso Risso, ValentinVeron, Santiago RamónGarcia, CarlosChiappe, MartaHalvorsen, Kathleen E.Latin AmericaSustainabilityResearch ProjectsInterdisciplinary ResearchAmérica LatinaSostenibilidadProyectos de InvestigaciónInvestigación InterdisciplinarSocioecological SystemsSistemas SocioecologicosGlobal environmental problems such as climate change are not bounded by national borders or scientific disciplines, and therefore require international, interdisciplinary teamwork to develop understandings of their causes and solutions. Interdisciplinary scientific work is difficult enough, but these challenges are often magnified when teams also work across national boundaries. The literature on the challenges of interdisciplinary research is extensive. However, research on international, interdisciplinary teams is nearly non-existent. Our objective is to fill this gap by reporting on results from a study of a large interdisciplinary, international National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education (NSF-PIRE) research project across the Americas. We administered a structured questionnaire to team members about challenges they faced while working together across disciplines and outside of their home countries in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Analysis of the responses indicated five major types of barriers to conducting interdisciplinary, international research: integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment. We discuss the causes and recommended solutions to the most common barriers. Our findings can help other interdisciplinary, international research teams anticipate challenges, and develop effective solutions to minimize the negative impacts of these barriers to their research.Instituto de Clima y AguaFil: Pischke, Erin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados UnidosFil: Knowlton, Jessie L. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos. Wheaton College; Estados UnidosFil: Phifer, Colin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados UnidosFil: Gutierrez Lopez, José. University of New Hampshire; Estados UnidosFil: Propato, Tamara Sofía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Eastmond, Amarella. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Yucatán; MéxicoFil: Martins de Souza, Tatiana. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil. Conservation International; BrasilFil: Kuhlberg, Mark. Laurentian University; CanadáFil: Picasso Risso, Valentin. Universidad de la República; Uruguay. University of Wisconsin–Madison; Estados UnidosFil: Verón, Santiago Ramón. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Garcia, Carlos. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia; MéxicoFil: Chiappe, Marta. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Halvorsen, Kathleen E. Michigan Technological University; Estados UnidosSpringer2019-03-11T14:02:47Z2019-03-11T14:02:47Z2017-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4569https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00267-017-0939-8#citeas0364-152X1432-1009 (Online)https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0939-8Environmental management 60 (6) : 1011–1021. (December 2017)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-29T13:44:35Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/4569instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:35.87INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
title Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
spellingShingle Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
Pischke, Erin C.
Latin America
Sustainability
Research Projects
Interdisciplinary Research
América Latina
Sostenibilidad
Proyectos de Investigación
Investigación Interdisciplinar
Socioecological Systems
Sistemas Socioecologicos
title_short Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
title_full Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
title_fullStr Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
title_full_unstemmed Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
title_sort Barriers and solutions to conducting large international, interdisciplinary research projects
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pischke, Erin C.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Phifer, Colin C.
Gutierrez Lopez, José
Propato, Tamara Sofía
Eastmond, Amarella
Martins de Souza, Tatiana
Kuhlberg, Mark
Picasso Risso, Valentin
Veron, Santiago Ramón
Garcia, Carlos
Chiappe, Marta
Halvorsen, Kathleen E.
author Pischke, Erin C.
author_facet Pischke, Erin C.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Phifer, Colin C.
Gutierrez Lopez, José
Propato, Tamara Sofía
Eastmond, Amarella
Martins de Souza, Tatiana
Kuhlberg, Mark
Picasso Risso, Valentin
Veron, Santiago Ramón
Garcia, Carlos
Chiappe, Marta
Halvorsen, Kathleen E.
author_role author
author2 Knowlton, Jessie L.
Phifer, Colin C.
Gutierrez Lopez, José
Propato, Tamara Sofía
Eastmond, Amarella
Martins de Souza, Tatiana
Kuhlberg, Mark
Picasso Risso, Valentin
Veron, Santiago Ramón
Garcia, Carlos
Chiappe, Marta
Halvorsen, Kathleen E.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Latin America
Sustainability
Research Projects
Interdisciplinary Research
América Latina
Sostenibilidad
Proyectos de Investigación
Investigación Interdisciplinar
Socioecological Systems
Sistemas Socioecologicos
topic Latin America
Sustainability
Research Projects
Interdisciplinary Research
América Latina
Sostenibilidad
Proyectos de Investigación
Investigación Interdisciplinar
Socioecological Systems
Sistemas Socioecologicos
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Global environmental problems such as climate change are not bounded by national borders or scientific disciplines, and therefore require international, interdisciplinary teamwork to develop understandings of their causes and solutions. Interdisciplinary scientific work is difficult enough, but these challenges are often magnified when teams also work across national boundaries. The literature on the challenges of interdisciplinary research is extensive. However, research on international, interdisciplinary teams is nearly non-existent. Our objective is to fill this gap by reporting on results from a study of a large interdisciplinary, international National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education (NSF-PIRE) research project across the Americas. We administered a structured questionnaire to team members about challenges they faced while working together across disciplines and outside of their home countries in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Analysis of the responses indicated five major types of barriers to conducting interdisciplinary, international research: integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment. We discuss the causes and recommended solutions to the most common barriers. Our findings can help other interdisciplinary, international research teams anticipate challenges, and develop effective solutions to minimize the negative impacts of these barriers to their research.
Instituto de Clima y Agua
Fil: Pischke, Erin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Knowlton, Jessie L. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos. Wheaton College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Phifer, Colin C. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Gutierrez Lopez, José. University of New Hampshire; Estados Unidos
Fil: Propato, Tamara Sofía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Eastmond, Amarella. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Yucatán; México
Fil: Martins de Souza, Tatiana. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil. Conservation International; Brasil
Fil: Kuhlberg, Mark. Laurentian University; Canadá
Fil: Picasso Risso, Valentin. Universidad de la República; Uruguay. University of Wisconsin–Madison; Estados Unidos
Fil: Verón, Santiago Ramón. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Garcia, Carlos. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia; México
Fil: Chiappe, Marta. Universidad de la República; Uruguay
Fil: Halvorsen, Kathleen E. Michigan Technological University; Estados Unidos
description Global environmental problems such as climate change are not bounded by national borders or scientific disciplines, and therefore require international, interdisciplinary teamwork to develop understandings of their causes and solutions. Interdisciplinary scientific work is difficult enough, but these challenges are often magnified when teams also work across national boundaries. The literature on the challenges of interdisciplinary research is extensive. However, research on international, interdisciplinary teams is nearly non-existent. Our objective is to fill this gap by reporting on results from a study of a large interdisciplinary, international National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education (NSF-PIRE) research project across the Americas. We administered a structured questionnaire to team members about challenges they faced while working together across disciplines and outside of their home countries in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Analysis of the responses indicated five major types of barriers to conducting interdisciplinary, international research: integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment. We discuss the causes and recommended solutions to the most common barriers. Our findings can help other interdisciplinary, international research teams anticipate challenges, and develop effective solutions to minimize the negative impacts of these barriers to their research.
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