ERIC Number: EJ1283984
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-2476-101X
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Teaching Research Skills to Vocational Learners: Teaching Chefs to Research
Zhen, Willa
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v4 n2 p21-26 Win 2020
This article focuses on teaching and mentoring course-based undergraduate research in a vocationally focused higher education setting. At the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), students are immersed in hands-on experiential classes. Their education begins with basic culinary techniques, and they gradually progress toward more specialized cooking skills such as the techniques of specific world regions or the production of specialty products such as chocolates and wedding cakes. The author discusses pedagogical techniques used to teach these learners, who are not the usual participants in independent research projects during a senior capstone. This article examines how to blend and utilize hands-on, experiential activities as part of teaching data gathering and the research process.
Descriptors: Research Skills, Vocational Education, Food Service, Service Occupations, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York; Japan
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