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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Intellectual Growth for Undergraduate Students: Evaluation Results from an Undergraduate Research Conference
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Potter, Sharyn J.; Abrams, Eleanor; Townson, Lisa; Wake, Cameron; Williams, Julie E. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
We describe the development and evaluation of the university-wide, weeklong undergraduate research conference at the University of New Hampshire. Despite increases nationally in the number of undergraduate research conferences (URC), there has been little research examining the social and educational impact of these events on student presenters.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Intellectual Development, Surveys
Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers: Faculty Mentors' Perceptions of the Challenges and Benefits of the Research Relationship
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Potter, Sharyn J.; Abrams, Eleanor; Townson, Lisa; Williams, Julie E. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2009
In the past decade, college and university officials have tried to formalize avenues that provide undergraduate students with opportunities to conduct research, either in direct collaboration with a faculty member or as independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Administrators and faculty have worked to institutionalize these…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Mentors, College Faculty