ABSTRACT Within Interdisciplinary Studies (IS), the effectiveness of Integrative Studies has been hampered by the difficulty of effectively integrating/synthesizing theories among multiple disciplines. Without effective integration, we cannot generate theories that will enable highly effective action. This paper presents Integrative Propositional Analysis (IPA) – a tool based on an emerging stream of research on the structure of theories. Using a few simple rules, IPA provides a concrete visual-mapping approach to integrating theories. And, of equal or greater importance, IPA provides an effective method for measuring ‘how integrated’ or ‘how coherent’ theories are as a new way to predict how useful the theory will be for representing our understanding of complex situations and improving the ability of individuals, organizations, and coalitions to take effective action based on those theories. This is expected to be particularly useful for students and interdisciplinary teams for integrating theoretical perspectives in an initial assessment of problems and situations.

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综合研究难题的缺失部分

摘要 在跨学科研究 (IS) 中，综合研究的有效性受到了多学科之间有效整合/综合理论的困难的阻碍。没有有效的整合，我们就无法产生能够实现高效行动的理论。本文介绍了综合命题分析 (IPA)——一种基于新兴的理论结构研究流的工具。使用一些简单的规则，IPA 提供了一种具体的视觉映射方法来整合理论。并且，同等或更重要的是，IPA 提供了一种有效的方法来衡量“整合程度”或“连贯性”理论的程度，作为一种新方法来预测该理论对于表达我们对复杂情况的理解和提高我们的能力个人、组织、和联盟根据这些理论采取有效行动。预计这对于学生和跨学科团队将理论观点整合到问题和情况的初步评估中特别有用。