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Direct linkSpronken-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
Hall, Eric E.; Walkington, Helen; Shanahan, Jenny Olin; Ackley, Elizabeth; Stewart, Kearsley A. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2018
This study examines how Undergraduate Research (UR) mentoring fits into the career profile of award-winning UR mentors and the factors that motivate engagement as UR mentors. Twenty-four award-winning UR mentors in four countries were interviewed about their mentoring practices. Six themes emerged: (1) Academic Identity and Motivations; (2)…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Career Development
Download full textWisker, Gina – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2018
Much current debate about undergraduate student research involves a focus on 'students as partners' and co-constructors of knowledge (Healey, Flint & Harrington 2014, 2016). This debate reveals interesting tensions between student freedom and the role of structuring frameworks. Undergraduate lecturers and research supervisors might feel we are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, College Faculty
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
Zupanc, Gunther K. H. – Bioscience Education, 2012
The past few decades have witnessed an increasing separation of research and teaching, particularly in the area of undergraduate education. Supporters of such a separation have argued that involvement of undergraduates in research is incompatible with the idea of the research university. However, one of the founding principles of the research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Research Universities, Active Learning
