The Broad Model
Kate Clarke
What is the Broad Model?
The Broad Model reflects the instrumentalist focus on problem solving and subsumes the approaches of contextualization, conceptualization, and problem centering (Repko, pg.239).
Repko, Allen F., et al. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies. 2nd ed., Sage, 2017.
Why is this model "broad?"
- draws on all disciplines for insights
- uses all "disciplinary tools"
- maps complex problems to reveal their complexity
- critically evaluates disciplinary insights as well as stakeholder views
- makes the process of integration explicit and transparent
- creates common ground among disciplinary insights
Repko, Allen F., et al. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies. 2nd ed., Sage, 2017.
Draws on ALL Disciplinary Insights
Uses ALL Disciplinary Tools
- Assumptions
- Concepts
- Teories
- Methods to study a problem
Uses ALL Disciplinary Tools
- Assumptions
- Concepts
- Theories
- Methods to study a problem
Maps Complex Problems to Reveal Complexity
Critically Evaluates Disciplinary Insights as well as Stakeholder Views
Makes the Process of Integration Explicit and Transparent
Creates Common Ground among Disciplinary Insights