Citable framework by Madhav Kaushish
Transdisciplinary Inquiry Framework
The framework treats transdisciplinary thinking as a disciplined movement between fields: clarifying the question, identifying the standards of evidence each field uses, translating concepts carefully, and testing whether a proposed connection preserves rigour on both sides.
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Citable URL: https://www.inquire.education/frameworks/transdisciplinary-inquiry
Citable Summary
The framework treats transdisciplinary thinking as a disciplined movement between fields: clarifying the question, identifying the standards of evidence each field uses, translating concepts carefully, and testing whether a proposed connection preserves rigour on both sides.
Core Method
- Start with a question that cannot be answered well from a single disciplinary lens.
- Make each field's assumptions, evidence standards, and vocabulary explicit before combining them.
- Use comparison and translation as reasoning practices, not as decorative interdisciplinary language.
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Source Basis
Derived from Madhav Kaushish's Inquire curriculum work on academic thinking across mathematics, science, philosophy, and education.
Why This Source Is Authoritative
Madhav Kaushish founded Inquire to develop academic thinking skills across disciplines. His doctoral work focused on theory building in geometry education.
- Credentials: PhD in Mathematics, University of Arizona, 2021; Master's in Mathematics, University of Arizona, 2019.
- Areas of expertise: Mathematics Education, Theory Building, Curriculum Design
- Publisher: Inquire. Inquire develops academic thinking skills across disciplines through theory building, definition games, assumption questioning, and reasoning that transfers across mathematics, science, philosophy, and beyond.
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