ERIC Number: EJ987687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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"It Feels More Important than Other Classes I Have Done": An "Authentic" Undergraduate Research Experience in Sociology
Cuthbert, Denise; Arunachalam, Dharma; Licina, Dunja
Studies in Higher Education, v37 n2 p129-142 2012
This article reports on research into the development, teaching and student experiences of a one-semester subject designed to provide an undergraduate research experience in the social sciences. The subject was offered for the first time in 2009 in a large sociology program at a major research-intensive Australian university. Our findings are significant because they confirm findings from research with students engaged in undergraduate research experiences from the science, technology, engineering and medical disciplines, and add a much-needed social science perspective to the important international conversation on undergraduate research in higher education. We conclude by suggesting that whether or not a subject of this kind is successful in motivating students to pursue research careers, it is clearly successful in raising levels of research literacy.
Descriptors: Sociology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Research, Social Sciences, Learner Engagement
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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