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Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Sandover, Sally; Partridge, Lee; Leger, Andy; Fawcett, Tony; Burd, Liz – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
To determine the logistics, benefits, and challenges of developing and implementing an international undergraduate research network, the authors analyzed the Matariki Undergraduate Research Network (MURN). MURN attempted to connect undergraduate students from four countries across two years, with 21 and 23 students respectively. Using mixed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Social Networks, Higher Education
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Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Mirosa, Romain; Darrou, Martine – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Our study explored undergraduates' experiences of the research culture at a research-intensive university in southern New Zealand. In 2009, 1281 students responded to a survey that probed aspects of the research culture. Data were analysed through descriptive statistics and an inductive analysis of comments. Survey results for final-year students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
Healey, Mick; Jenkins, Alan; Lea, John – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This report fills a major gap in understanding the development of research-based curricula, focusing on college-based higher education (CBHE). Estimates suggest that, in England, somewhere between 8-10% of HE undergraduate students are taught in CBHE. In 2009, 17% of HE students in Scotland were enrolled in CBHE. In Wales this was 15% and in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Case Studies, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students