Transdisciplinary working to shape systematic reviews and interpret the findings: a commentary

Sandy Oliver; Paul Garner; Pete Heywood; Janet Jull; Kelly Dickson; Mukdarut Bangpan; Lynn Ang; Morel Fourman; Ruth Garside

doi:10.1186/s13750-017-0106-y

Transdisciplinary working to shape systematic reviews and interpret the findings: a commentary

Sandy Oliver, Paul Garner, Pete Heywood, Janet Jull, Kelly Dickson, Mukdarut Bangpan, Lynn Ang, Morel Fourman, Ruth Garside

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Abstract

Important policy questions tend to span a range of academic disciplines, and the relevant research is often carried out in a variety of social, economic and geographic contexts. In efforts to synthesise research to help inform decisions arising from the policy questions, systematic reviews need conceptual frameworks and ways of thinking

that combine knowledge drawn from different academic traditions and contexts; in other words, transdisciplinary research. This paper considers how transdisciplinary working can be achieved with: conceptual frameworks that span traditional academic boundaries; methods for shaping review questions and conceptual frameworks; and

methods for interpreting the relevance of findings to different contexts. It also discusses the practical challenges and ultimate benefits of transdisciplinary working for systematic reviews.

Original language	English
Article number	28
Journal	Environmental Evidence
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-017-0106-y
Publication status	Published - 17 Nov 2017

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