Find the meanings for the following words.
1) CROSS- DISCIPLINARY - Cross-disciplinary is relating to or involving two or more disciplines. For an example, Biblical archaeology.
Reference : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-disciplinary , http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cross-disciplinary
Date : 19/10/2011
2)INTER-DISCIPLINARY - Inter-disciplinary refers to new knowledge extensions that exist between or beyond existing academic disciplines or professions. The new knowledge may be claimed by members of none, one, both, or an emerging new academic discipline or profession.
Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Interdisciplinary
Date : 19/10/2011
3)TRANS-DISCIPLINARY - Trans-disciplinary refers to knowledge that exists in every individual, thus eliminating the need for discipline boundaries.
Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Transdisciplinary
Date : 19/10/2011
4) QUALITATIVE RESEARCH - Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts
Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
Date : 19/10/2011
5) ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH - The observation of and interaction with persons or a group being studied in the group's own environment, often for long periods of time
Reference : http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ethnographic+research
Date : 19/10/2011
