ERIC Number: EJ1134128
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Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Documenting the Aspiration Gap in Institutional Language about Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work
Baker, Vicki L.; Greer, Jane; Lunsford, Laura G.; Pifer, Meghan J.; Ihas, Dijana
Innovative Higher Education, v42 n2 p127-143 Apr 2017
We conducted a content-analysis of the websites of 100 institutional members of the Council of Undergraduate Research in order to examine the relationship between messages communicated on websites as compared to messages expressed within institutional procedures and policies. Findings show that public research institutions were more likely than baccalaureate institutions to have an Office of Undergraduate Research. Further incentives and supports provided by such offices are predominantly directed to students. Lastly, our analysis of promotion and tenure policies reveals that only 14 institutions out of the 100 in our sample explicitly mentioned mentoring undergraduate researchers in the evaluation criteria for faculty members. We offer implications for research and practice.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Content Analysis, Web Sites, Administrative Principles, Educational Policy, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Research, School Support, Resource Allocation, Personnel Policy, Scholarship, Creative Activities, Position Papers, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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