However, this approach is now only one component of an ecosystem that embraces technological change, collaborative and interdisciplinary engagement to address global challenges, and serious attention to how research can benefit society.
Because of the interrelated lines of evidence emerging from linguistics, genetics, biology and environmental studies, archaeology, anthropology, and history, the complexity of the issues cannot be avoided, and further interdisciplinary engagement will continue to be necessary.
The theory, as a general linguistics model of language, was initially developed by M.A.K. Halliday and his colleagues in London during the 1960s, and its development has been "one of continuous expansion of its 'territory' in terms of theory, description, application, interdisciplinary engagement, and so on" (Matthiessen 2010).
We argue that some upfront investment in community and interdisciplinary engagement, shaped by familiar questions in ethics, social justice, and cultural knowledge, can save time and resources in the long run because interventions and strategies will be aimed in the right direction, that is, toward health improvements for all.
At the University of California, Los Angeles, undergraduates may choose among 76 minors, including the interdisciplinary "civic engagement" and "environmental systems and society," as well as the more traditional English and mathematics.
Finally, the nature of our Forum approach, characterized by international, multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary stakeholder engagement ensured broad translation of research on HIV, disability and rehabilitation.
Over the remaining 2 yr of the project, our goal is to build a cadre of physics instructors who are committed to replicating the interdisciplinary, active-engagement approach of the new course.
Graduates felt enabled by the program that actively encouraged interdisciplinary interactions and engagements while simultaneously furthering disciplinary development.
This concordance with previous findings helps to consolidate knowledge about the main drivers for academic health researchers towards engagement in interdisciplinary research.
The two sub-themes for connecting and engaging were 1) interdisciplinary and consumer collaboration and, 2) partnerships and engagement with state health and local health services.
