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What Experiences Help Students Become Scientists? A Comparative Study of Research and Other Sources of Personal and Professional Gains for STEM Undergraduates
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Thiry, Heather; Laursen, Sandra L.; Hunter, Anne-Barrie – Journal of Higher Education, 2011
In this study of curricular and co-curricular learning in STEM disciplines at four liberal arts colleges, comparative analysis of 62 interviews with graduating seniors demonstrates that out-of-class experiences fostered many intellectual, personal, and professional gains. Undergraduate research, in particular, helped to shape science identities…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Scientists, STEM Education, College Seniors
The Role of Student-Advisor Interactions in Apprenticing Undergraduate Researchers into a Scientific Community of Practice
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Thiry, Heather; Laursen, Sandra L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
Among science educators, current interest in undergraduate research (UR) is influenced both by the traditional role of the research apprenticeship in scientists' preparation and by concerns about replacing the current scientific workforce. Recent research has begun to demonstrate the range of personal, professional, and intellectual benefits for…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Learning Theories, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Establishing the Benefits of Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Sciences: First Findings from a Three-Year Study
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Seymour, Elaine; Hunter, Anne-Barrie; Laursen, Sandra L.; DeAntoni, Tracee – Science Education, 2007
Descriptions of student-identified benefits of undergraduate research experiences are drawn from analysis of 76 first-round student interviews gathered at the end of summer 2000 at four participating liberal arts colleges (Grinnell, Harvey Mudd, Hope, and Wellesley). As part of the interview protocol, students commented on a checklist of possible…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Student Research