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Gennis, Hannah; DiLorenzo, Miranda; Pillai Riddell, Rebecca; Spiegel, Rebecca; Connolly, Jennifer; Martin, Jodi – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2020
This study explores the impact of talks by university researchers in different formats on students' perceptions of research. Undergraduate students (N = 222) were randomly assigned to watch research talks via video recording (n = 78), research talks presented live (n = 67), or a control group (n = 77). Students completed pre-intervention (Time 1)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Researchers, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Fochler, Maximilian; Felt, Ulrike; Müller, Ruth – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2016
There is a crisis of valuation practices in the current academic life sciences, triggered by unsustainable growth and "hyper-competition." Quantitative metrics in evaluating researchers are seen as replacing deeper considerations of the quality and novelty of work, as well as substantive care for the societal implications of research.…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Scientific Research, Foreign Countries, Sustainability
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Coleman, Edie – Teaching and Change, 1996
A high school vocational education teacher who customarily had students participate in cocurricular competition through the Future Farmers of America examined students' feelings about competition. Students revealed that winning was not the only important factor, though they wanted to feel well-prepared before competing. They appreciated the…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Career Development, Competition, Extracurricular Activities