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ERIC Number: ED445565
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2000-Apr
Pages: 29
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Undergraduate Research Internships and Graduate School Success.
Nnadozie, Emmanuel; Ishiyama, John; Chon, Jane
This paper summarizes findings of a survey of 157 Ronald E. McNair (DOE) research internship programs, which prepare first-generation, low-income, and under-represented minority students for entrance into and successful completion of graduate school programs. The hypothesis for the study was that more rigorous research experience was more likely to promote graduates' success in entering and persisting through graduate school. Following a discussion of the program components which directors thought were most effective, the paper examines the relationship between the characteristics of the internships and the degree of success in placing students in graduate school programs. Data is based on a 12-item questionnaire distributed to all 157 programs; 35 useable responses were received. The study found a weak relationship between preparation for the research internship and graduate school success. The findings suggest that three key elements--preparation, presentation, and publication--are generally absent from many programs, and the paper offers an example of a program at Truman State University (Missouri), an important component of which is pre-research internships for sophomore students. Students complete a series of introductory workshops, followed by a three-week pre-research internship which includes a proposal writing exercise that is publicly presented to and critiqued by a group of observers. Appended are 7 data tables. (Contains 14 references.) (RH)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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