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Applied Interdisciplinarity in Scholar Practitioner Programs

Narratives of Social Change

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Includes the work of graduates of the DSocSci program, highly placed professionals who produce cutting-edge research with foundational policy relevance
  • Presents an evolving recognition of the importance of epistemology to sciences research and importance of alternative ways of knowing
  • Examines case studies that illustrate how applied doctoral research meets the ideal of melding professional and academic interests in a research-based degree program

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About this book

This book examines the experiences of the first graduates from The Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSci) program at Royal Roads University, Canada’s first applied research doctorate designed exclusively for working professionals. The program was developed in response to a growing demand nationally and internationally for scholar-practitioners who are leaders in their professional fields and who want to incorporate dedicated research and writing into their professional lives. Contributors describe their unique experiences in framing and conducting research that was outside the boundaries of discipline-based research and that was driven by issues on the ground.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Roads University, Duncan, Canada

    Siomonn Pulla

  • Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada

    Bernard Schissel

About the editors

Siomonn Pulla is Program Head of the Doctor of Social Sciences Program and Associate Professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada.



Bernard Schissel is Professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applied Interdisciplinarity in Scholar Practitioner Programs

  • Book Subtitle: Narratives of Social Change

  • Editors: Siomonn Pulla, Bernard Schissel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64453-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64452-3Published: 13 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87798-3Published: 29 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64453-0Published: 27 October 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Lifelong Learning/Adult Education, Higher Education, Sociology of Education

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eBook USD 19.99
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Softcover Book USD 29.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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