Methodology for knowledge synthesis

Abstract

This paper considers the problem of knowledge synthesis and proposes a theory of knowledge construction, which consists of three fundamental parts: a knowledge integration model, the structure-agency-action paradigm, and the evolutionally constructive objectivism. The first is a model of gathering and integrating knowledge, the second relates to necessary abilities when gathering knowledge in individual domains, and the third comprises a set of principles to evaluate gathered and integrated knowledge. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.