“Research, teaching or problem solving that integrates several disciplines to create a unified outcome”

-James Collins

Research is Increasing of our understanding of how and why we behave the way we do.

The simple theory of research is It Organises Information, helps to explain past events, and predicts new events. Research is based on work of others and past research guides new research but research is not copying the work of others. Repeatability is a sign of credible science as replication guides future research. Research should apply to situations   outside of the study setting. It is not done in intellectual isolation and it is based on some logical rationale and it is tied to theory.

When elements of two or more disciplines are used in research process it is called as multi-disciplinary research. Multidisciplinary working is often seen as revolutionary by skill-centered specialists but it is simply a fundamental expression of being guided by holism rather than reductionism.

This paper tries to explain the role of multi-disciplinary research in economic development and model for setting platform for such research. The practical experience of the author in the field of multi-disciplinary work is illustrated to understand the problems of such research and an overview of few research activities are highlighted to explain the pedagogy to achieve the desired goal.

Key words:

Multi-disciplinary research, holism, reductionism, pedagogy