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Water Quality Monitoring of an Urban Estuary and a Coastal Aquifer Using Field Kits and Meters: A Community-Based Environmental Research Project
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Jung, Hun Bok; Zamora, Felix; Duzgoren-Aydin, Nurdan S. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Water quality is an important interdisciplinary environmental topic for project-based learning. An undergraduate summer research internship program at a public minority serving institution engaged environmental science majors in community-based research experiences. The research focused on the field monitoring of water quality for surface water…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Pollution, Undergraduate Study, Summer Programs
Multidisciplinary "Boot Camp" Training in Cellular Bioengineering to Accelerate Research Immersion for REU Participants
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Shreiber, David I.; Moghe, Prabhas V.; Roth, Charles M. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites widely serve as the first major research gateway for undergraduates seeking a structured research experience. Given their lack of prior research skills, and the highly compressed duration of the REU programs, these students frequently encounter barriers to a seamless transition into a new…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Acceleration (Education), Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education
Building Community: Connecting Research to Civic Education.
Kiernan, Henry – Civic Perspective, 1990
Describes a New Jersey high school's development and implementation of a question-driven model for interdisciplinary research designed to improve students' writing skills, research skills, and their understanding of, and interest in, the local community. (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Collaborative Writing, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement