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Brit Toven-Lindsey; Erin M. Sparck; Kelly Kistner; Jacquelyn Ardam; Marc Levis-Fitzgerald; Whitney Arnold – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2023
The benefits of undergraduate research experiences are well documented, yet few studies focus on programs designed to support students conducting research in the fields of humanities, arts, and social sciences. In this study, the authors examine learning experiences of students participating in the undergraduate research programs (URP) at UCLA,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Accountability, Research Skills, Undergraduate Students
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Lai, Manhong; Li, Linlin – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Developing collaborative research teams to obtain external funding has been strongly encouraged by national policies in recent years. Therefore, Chinese academics have been eager to participate in such collaborative research teams. Using qualitative methods, we conducted in-depth interviews with 18 academics who worked at first-, second- and…
Descriptors: Researchers, Social Capital, Teamwork, Financial Support
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McMaster, Christopher – Kairaranga, 2014
The Ministry of Education has set the target of 100% of New Zealand schools to be "mostly" inclusive by 2014. But what are the essential elements of inclusion? This paper explores essential core elements that allow inclusion to flourish. Based on an extensive time in the field as part of a year-long doctoral research project, these…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Accessibility (for Disabled), Best Practices, Research Projects
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Brown, Christopher P.; Weber, Natalie Babiak – Action in Teacher Education, 2016
The public education system in the United States continues to struggle in educating children of diverse backgrounds. Many have addressed this issue by documenting how certain practices teach children particular types of knowledge and skills. This developmental focus on what should be happening to children of diverse backgrounds tends to ignore the…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Public Education, Professional Development, Qualitative Research
Samaroo, Julia; Dahya, Negin; Alidina, Shahnaaz – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
This paper discusses the significance of conducting respectful research within urban schools, using the example of one large-scale university-school board partnership in northwestern Toronto. The authors, three research assistants on the project, use their experiences within three of the participating schools to interrogate the research approach…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Research, Barriers, Research Problems
Liu, Ou Lydia – Educational Testing Service, 2011
The purpose of this report is to identify the most prominent issues in U.S. higher education and to develop strategic research plans to address the issues that are most relevant to ETS's capabilities in measurement and assessment through the ETS's higher education research initiative. In the United States, issues related to higher education such…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Testing Programs, Accountability, Strategic Planning