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Singh, Prakarsh; Guo, Hongye; Morales, Alvaro – Journal of Economic Education, 2015
The authors present details of a research-based course in development economics taught at a private liberal arts college. There were three key elements in this class: teaching of applied econometrics, group presentations reviewing published and working papers in development economics, and using concepts taught in class to write an original…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Undergraduate Students, Private Colleges, Student Research
Zuniga, Sabrina Faust – Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2009
Student participation in applied research as a form of experiential learning in community colleges is relatively new. Ontario Colleges today participate at different levels with different numbers of projects and faculty involved. A few colleges in Ontario are more established in doing applied research including having basic infrastructure for…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Research, Student Participation
Bjork, Lars G. – 1985
Factors affecting the emergence of the University of New Mexico as a research institution in a period of increased competition for research support are discussed. The case study covers the period of 1972-1978 and focuses on the development of the Office of the Vice President for Research and its entrepreneurial activities, including its increased…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Competition