Establishing and maintaining international collaborative research teams: an autobiographical insight

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dc.contributor.authorCarr, T.J.
dc.contributor.authorVan der Walt, C.
dc.contributor.authorWatson, F.
dc.contributor.authorLinda, N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-22T08:17:37Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T08:17:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractDespite the growing impetus for international collaborative research teams (ICRT), there are relatively few resources available to guide and support researchers through the processes of establishing and maintaining ICRTs. In particular, no articles were found that provided researchers’ firsthand accounts of being a member of such a team. Having access to such personal accounts can help both experienced and novice researchers learn more directly about what to expect, as well as the benefits, challenges, pitfalls, and success strategies for establishing and maintaining ICRTs. The authors used phenomenological autobiographical reflective journaling to capture their experiences as members of ICRTs. In this article we provide an overview of key themes that emerged from the analysis of our reflections as members of ICRTs. These themes include: benefits, challenges, and strategies for success. Our aim is to share our first-hand experiences of what it is like to establish and participate in ICRT. It is not our intention to provide readers with prescriptive guidelines on how to set up and maintain ICRTs. Every ICRT is unique and some of these ideas may or may not apply in every case. Instead, we are describing what worked for us, hoping that others may benefit from our experience. Consequently, we suggest that the focus of ICRT should be on the benefits thereof which promote and encourage interaction between disciplines, transfer of knowledge and techniques and personal and professional development.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationCarr, T.J., van der Walt, C., Watson, F. & Linda, N. (2013). Establishing and maintaining international collaborative research teams: an autobiographical insight. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 9 (1) :94 -112en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1521
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherNWU School of basic sciencesen_US
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectInternationalen_US
dc.subjectCollaborativeen_US
dc.subjectResearchen_US
dc.subjectTeamsen_US
dc.subjectInterdisciplinaryen_US
dc.titleEstablishing and maintaining international collaborative research teams: an autobiographical insighten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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