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Jones, Eli A.; Walden, Luke C.; Piontek, Justine; Harrell-Williams, Leigh M.; Shipp, Patrick L. – Innovative Higher Education, 2023
In this study, we explore how first-generation status and type of research experience are associated with undergraduate students' research self-efficacy and research outcome expectancy during their early research experiences using the framework of social cognitive career theory. Third- and fourth-year undergraduates (n = 242, 45% first-generation)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, Mentors, Student Research
Wehlburg, Catherine M.; Robbins, Sarah Ruffing; Daugherty, Rachel Chapman; Hughes, Ashley Taylor – Innovative Higher Education, 2019
GlobalEx is a co-curricular program designed to enhance cross-cultural engagement at the undergraduate level at Texas Christian University. This student-designed and student-led project arose from recognition of a need to integrate the experiences of international students and domestic students, and it uses a three-step model (EXplore, EXchange,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Undergraduate Study, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students
Gildehaus, Lori; Cotter, Paul; Buck, Sharon; Sousa, Marsha; Hueffer, Karsten; Reynolds, Arleigh – Innovative Higher Education, 2019
As a pilot intervention strategy to support undergraduate students, especially rural and Alaska Native students who are pursuing biomedical science research and career trajectories, we have developed a unique, mid-level Research, Advising, and Mentoring Professional (RAMP) position. In this article we outline the reasons for creating this…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Rural Schools, Alaska Natives, Biomedicine
DeAngelo, Linda; Mason, Jessica; Winters, Dana – Innovative Higher Education, 2016
Faculty-student interaction is critical for quality undergraduate education. Faculty mentorship provides concrete benefits for students, faculty members, and institutions. However, little is known about the effect of institutional context on mentorship. Using data from interviews of 98 faculty at five different California State University…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Progress Monitoring, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship
Davis, Shannon N.; Jacobsen, Shannon K. – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
In the burgeoning literature on infusing undergraduate research and creative activities into the curriculum of research-intensive institutions, few studies have examined the perspectives of the faculty mentors who provide the individualized opportunities for students. Based on focus group data from 50 faculty mentors, we document faculty…
Descriptors: Barriers, Organizational Change, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes
Tenenbaum, Laura S.; Anderson, Margery K.; Jett, Marti; Yourick, Debra L. – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
This study examined a novel mentoring model, "near-peer mentorship," that supports the development of mentee and mentor, incorporates established principles of mentoring, and offers unique opportunities to integrate research and teaching in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) internship. Using qualitative methods,…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Innovation, Models, Mentors
Horowitz, Jessica; Christopher, Kelly B. – Innovative Higher Education, 2013
Many institutions of higher education confront seemingly unrelated needs of graduate students, who need not only to complete their dissertations but also to learn how to become proficient mentors for undergraduates as they move on to faculty roles. The graduate students are increasingly searching out high-impact learning experiences such as…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Research
Dodson, Jualynne E.; Montgomery, Beronda L.; Brown, Lesley J. – Innovative Higher Education, 2009
This article presents a description of the African Atlantic Research Team as exemplary of ten years of successful mentoring of undergraduate and graduate university students who are focused on a Ph.D in disciplines traditionally associated with academic research and teaching. The team is distinctive because it is multi-disciplinary in composition,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Study
Smith, Tania – Innovative Higher Education, 2008
This article presents research and narratives on the integration of course-based peer learning assistants into seven courses. A new curricular peer mentoring program was piloted in the 2005-2006 academic year in an interdisciplinary liberal arts college at a large Canadian research university. Undergraduate students enrolled in a practicum course…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Peer Teaching, Student Surveys
Thomas, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Diane – Innovative Higher Education, 2008
Scholars in teaching and learning value student research and program assessment as strategies to promote excellence in undergraduate education. Yet, in practice, each can be complex and difficult to sustain. This case study demonstrates how undergraduate research, mentoring of junior faculty, and assessment can be integrated in ways that enrich…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty