Week 1 Task:

Cross-Disciplinary
   : of, relating to, or involving two or more disciplines.

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-disciplinary) (2nd November 2012)



Inter-Disciplinary
   : involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines.

 (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interdisciplinary) (2nd November 2012)



Trans-Disciplinary
 :Describing a study which runs across traditional subject boundaries such as arts and science. Geography is often portrayed as a transdisciplinary subject since it has been concerned with the interplay between environment and humans, but many geographers argue that, with increasing specialization, the gulf between physical and human geographers has become very wide.

  (http://www.answers.com/topic/transdisciplinary) (2nd November 2012)




Qualitative Research
 :Qualitative research is aimed at gaining a deep understanding of a specific organization or event, rather a than surface description of a large sample of a population. It aims to provide an explicit rendering of the structure, order, and broad patterns found among a group of participants. It is also called ethnomethodology or field research. It generates data about human groups in social settings.

(http://www.csulb.edu/~msaintg/ppa696/696quali.htm) (2nd November 2012)



Ethnographic Studies/Research
 :Ethnography means "portrait of a people." This social science research method, closely associated with the fields of anthropology and sociology, though not exclusive to them, provides a detailed description of a culture from the viewpoint of a researcher who brings both inside and outside perspectives.

 (http://www.ehow.com/facts_5519812_meaning-ethnographic-studies.html) (2nd November 2012)