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Engaging Two-Year College Students in Geoscience: Summer Pre-REU Internships and Professional Development to Prepare Students for Participation in Research
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Charlevoix, Donna J.; Morris, Aisha R.; Russo-Nixon, Kelsey; Thiry, Heather – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2022
The Geo-Launchpad Program is a pre-Research Experience for Undergraduates (pre-REU) providing a summer internship and professional development for two-year college (2YC) students from Colorado. The program goal was to build students' interest and capacity to engage in geoscience-focused STEM career pathways. The pre-REU helped students develop…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Learner Engagement, Earth Science, Summer Programs
How Can Universities Support STEM Transfer Students? A Framework for Strategic Planning and Action
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Thiry, Heather; Zahner, Dana Holland; Weston, Timothy; Harper, Raquel; Loshbaugh, Heidi – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2023
Vertical transfer from community college to a university offers a promising, although unrealized, pathway to diversify STEM disciplines. Studying how successful transfer-­receiving universities support STEM transfer students can offer insights into the institutional practices that promote transfer student retention and success. Using institutional…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, STEM Education, College Role, Student Needs
Why Work with Undergraduate Researchers? Differences in Research Advisors' Motivations and Outcomes by Career Stage
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Hayward, Charles N.; Laursen, Sandra L.; Thiry, Heather – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Undergraduate research is often hailed as a solution to increasing the number and quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates needed to fill the high-tech jobs of the future. Student benefits of research are well documented but the emerging literature on advisors' perspectives is incomplete: only a few studies have…
Descriptors: Researchers, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Motivation
The Benefits of Multi-Year Research Experiences: Differences in Novice and Experienced Students' Reported Gains from Undergraduate Research
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Thiry, Heather; Weston, Timothy J.; Laursen, Sandra L.; Hunter, Anne-Barrie – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
This mixed-methods study explores differences in novice and experienced undergraduate students' perceptions of their cognitive, personal, and professional gains from engaging in scientific research. The study was conducted in four different undergraduate research (UR) programs at two research-extensive universities; three of these programs had a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scientific Research, Novices
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