ERIC Number: EJ1257724
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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Course-Based Research: A Vehicle for Broadening Access to Undergraduate Research in the Twenty-First Century
Bhattacharyya, Prajukti; Chan, Catherine W. M.; Duchesne, Rocio R.; Ghosh, Aditi; Girard, Steven N.; Ralston, Jonah J.
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v3 n3 p14-27 Spr 2020
The traditional model of undergraduate research is less effective for engaging students who have little or no previous exposure to research, are unfamiliar with available research opportunities, or face financial or time constraints that prevent them from engaging in co- or extracurricular activities. Given today's changing student demographics, models such as course-embedded research need to be explored so that undergraduate research participation may be broadened across disciplines. This article describes how a community of practitioners was created to infuse research in courses at both two- and four-year campuses, with four examples of courses with embedded research activities. Discussed are strategies for implementing discipline-specific research activities at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum to expose a broader student population to the benefits of mentored research.
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Courses, Research Methodology, Scholarship, Communities of Practice, College Faculty, Program Implementation, Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Course Descriptions
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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