MISC> ISSUE: Undergraduate Research: An Important Pedagogical Trend
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:50:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Undergraduate research as a newer program
objective of a growing number of colleges and
univerisities that may hold important keys for the
improved success of college students and greatly
increase the quality of higher education.
Organized college wide programs for undergraduate
research require great planning, substantial funding
and innovative and organized leadership and guidance
to be successful. An understanding held in common
by a large group of a colleges faculty that undergraduate
research efforts are essential and a productive part of
the curriculum is vital for program success. Faculty
must also in advising undergraduate student research
and in accepting or rejecting projects learn to have
different standards than those that would be applied
to the research efforts of graduate students. Projects
will generally be less sophisticated, simpler in design
and judged by less rigorous standards than those of
graduate students.
There will be an impact at the elementary-secondary
education level of this trend for more and more
colleges to pursue undergraduate research programs
either for entire colleges or for individual college
departments. The teaching of a wide variety of
research skills such as quality training in the use of
databases to create literature reviews, the teaching
of skills in the evaluation of the value and accuracy of
information sources and the like will be more
important skills for students in K-12 and especially
in secondary school to learn and develop. Down the
road basic research competencies may become a part
of the admission requirements for undergraduate students.
Faculty can benefit in a number of ways from
undergraduate research programs that include the
opportunity to mentor younger students and get in at the
ground floor in molding the research skills of these young
scholars. It also helps to end the polarizing dichotomy for
faculty of the pull in opposite directions of their research
and publication needs that are pushing in an opposite
direction in more traditional approaches to undergraduate
instruction from their teaching activities. In advising students
extensively over time, a faculty member can better evaluate
and capitalize on the skills, such as computer knowledge
their research students bring to the process and also focus
on areas in which individual students need greater help,
skill building and mentoring. Undergraduate research
students may receive grant money for their research
work and travel funds for activities such as attending
conferences. Undergraduate students have already
appeared as one of the authors of research reports and
articles that appear in peer reviewed journals.
There are some very important results that can occur
with well run undergraduate research programs. One is
that the retention rate rises for students in general and in
particular for talented but at risk students as well. Indeed,
students who have developed a set of skills and an interest
in research will be more likely to go on to graduate
school. Here are some useful examples of resources for
undergraduate research in the form of organizations that
support and provide resources for such programs, informative
websites and some publications in this field.
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Council on Undergraduate Research
734 15th St. N.W.
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 783-4810; (202) 783-4811 (fax)
cur@xxxxxxx
<http://www.cur.org/>
The mission of the Council on Undergraduate
Research is to support and promote high-quality
undergraduate student-faculty collaborative
research and scholarship.
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals
share a focus on providing undergraduate research
opportunities for faculty and students at predominantly
undergraduate institutions. CUR believes that faculty
members enhance their teaching and contribution to
society by remaining active in research and by
involving undergraduates in research.
CURs leadership works with agencies and foundations
to enhance research opportunities for faculty and students.
CUR provides support for faculty development.
Featured Publications
<http://www.cur.org/publications.html>
How to Mentor Undergraduate Researchers
How To Get A Tenure-Track Position At A
Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
How To Develop and Administer Institutional
Undergraduate Research Programs
How To Get Started in Research
Programs & Projects
<http://www.cur.org/programs.html>
Research Responsibility and Undergraduates
Summer Undergraduate Fellowships
2003 NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
CUR Fellows Awards
UG Research Posters on Capitol Hill
Institutional Liaison Service
Consulting/Mentoring Service
Speakers' Bureau
Research Link 2000
Materials Research
CUR Institutes
Affinity Groups
Membership
<http://www.cur.org/membership.html>
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National Conferences on Undergraduate Research
<http://www.ncur.org/>
NCUR, established in 1987, is an association
supportive of college and university faculty, students,
administrators, and others interested in:
promoting undergraduate research, scholarship,
and creative activity in all fields of study;
enriching undergraduate teaching and learning by
providing opportunities for students to experience
firsthand the processes of scholarly exploration and
discovery that characterize academic life;
assisting faculty and others to understand and
appreciate the goals, methods, and results of
diverse areas of inquiry and ways of knowing.
Specifically, the purposes of NCUR are to:
encourage awareness of undergraduate research,
scholarship, and creative opportunities as they
exist in various disciplines and types of institutions;
promote appreciation of the valuable role these
components play in complementing the other
aspects of undergraduate education and in
encouraging the pursuit of advanced study and
academic careers;
communicate and celebrate the results of such
student-mentor collaborations;
foster a multidisciplinary and multicultural community
of researchers, scholars, and artists linked by a
common enthusiasm for learning.
NCUR seeks to achieve its goals through:
sponsorship of an annual conference;
publication of the proceedings of its conferences;
establishment of a national network of faculty,
students, administrators and others who are
interested in developing and strengthening programs
devoted to such activities;
assisting in the planning and evaluation of
undergraduate research programs;
special projects on issues relating to the goals
of the association.
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CIRRUS: An Undergraduate Chemical Research Resource
Chemistry Internet Resource for Research by
Undergraduate Students
http://cirrus.chem.plu.edu/
Bibliography
<http://cirrus.chem.plu.edu/cirrus.php?action=4>
Chemistry Links
<http://cirrus.chem.plu.edu/cirrus.php?action=20>
MSDS Sites
<http://cirrus.chem.plu.edu/cirrus.php?action=9>
Funding Agencies
<http://cirrus.chem.plu.edu/cirrus.php?action=6>
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Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal
<http://www.curj.caltech.edu/front/index2.1.php>
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AT&T Undergraduate Research Program
<http://www.research.att.com/academic/urp.html>
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National Undergraduate Research Observatory
<http://www.nuro.nau.edu/>
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ASM Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship
American Society for Microbiology
Contact Information
ASM Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Education Board
American Society for Microbiology
1752 N. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-942-9283/Fax: 202-942-9329
fellowships-careerinformation@xxxxxxxxxx
<http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu23b.htm>
Contents of This Page:
The Program
Eligibility
Funding
Criteria for Selection
Deadline
Application
Contact
Links to Other ASM Pages:
Resources for Students
Education Contacts
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The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration is sponsoring the NASA
Undergraduate Student Research Program
(NASA-USRP), offering undergraduates across
the United States mentored research experiences
at the NASA Centers.
<http://education.nasa.gov/usrp/>
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Undergraduate Research Programs@ Berkeley
<http://research.berkeley.edu/>
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Journal of Undergraduate Research
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
Volume 2, 2002
<http://educationlink.labworks.org/edulink/journal/>
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
<http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm>
NSF funds a large number of research opportunities
for undergraduate students through its REU Sites
program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten
or so undergraduates who work in the research
programs of the host institution. Each student is
associated with a specific research project, where
he/she works closely with the faculty and other
researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in
many cases, assistance with housing and travel.
Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds
must be citizens or permanent residents of the
United States or its possessions. An REU
Site may be at either a US or foreign location.
By using the web page, Search for an REU
Site, you may examine opportunities in the subject
areas supported by various NSF units. Also,
you may search by keywords to identify sites in
particular research areas or with certain features,
such as a particular location.
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Integrating research and undergraduate education
<http://www.undergraduate.research.umich.edu/>
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MIT Undergraduate Research Journal (MURJ)
<http://web.mit.edu/murj/www/index6.html>
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A Guide to Summer Research Opportunities For
Undergraduate Students In Science And Engineering
<http://www.yale.edu/necuse/>
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SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
SURFing the Physics Lab
<http://physics.nist.gov/ResOpp/surf/surf.html>
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These are but a very small sampling of a tremendous
number of programs and opportunities in the field of
undergraduate research. To complement this group
of web resources is a list of citations selected from
a substantial body of literature that addresses this
college learning methodology.
A report on CUR 2000: the many facets of
undergraduate research.
Author: Karukstis, Kerry K.
Source: Journal of Chemical Education
v. 77 no. 11 November 2000 p. 1388-1389
Undergraduate research summer fellowships
undergo change.
Author: Elgren, Timothy E.
Source: Journal of Chemical Education
v. 77 no. 9 September 2000 p. 1113
Council on Undergraduate Research: a resource
(and a community) for science educators.
Author: Halstead, Judith A.
Source: Journal of Chemical Education
v. 74 February 1997 p. 148-9
What is undergraduate research?.
Author: Halstead, Judith A.
Source: Journal of Chemical Education
v. 74 December 1997 p. 1390-1391
Alumni Perceptions Used to Assess
Undergraduate Research Experience
Author: Karen W. Bauer Joan S. Bennett
Source: Journal Of Higher Education
v. 74 no. 2 2003) p. 210-230
Putting the pieces together: teaching
undergraduate research from a
theoretical perspective
Author: Dobratz, Marjorie C.
Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing
v. 41, no. 4 2003 p. 383-392
Providing undergraduate research
opportunities for communication
students: a curricular approach.
Author: Rodrick, R. and Dickmeyer, L.
Source: Communication Abstracts
v. 25 no. 4 2002 p. 431-586
Student-Faculty Collaborations,
Undergraduate Research, and
Collaboration as an Administrative
Model
Author: Dotterer, Ronald
Source: New Directions for Teaching
and Learning
2002 no. 90 2002 p. 81
Reflection and feedback on learning: a
strategy for undergraduate research
project work.
Author: Heylings, D.J.A., and V.N. Tariq.
Source: Educational Administration Abstracts
v. 37 no. 2 2002 p. 143-276
The Undergraduate Research Assistantship:
An Analysis of the Benefits
Author: Landrum, R. Eric; Nelsen, Lisa R.
Source: Teaching of Psychology
v. 29 no. 1 2002 p. 15-19
Enhancing Biological Understanding Through
Undergraduate Field Research
Author: Hammer, Samuel
Source: Journal of General Education
v. 50 no. 3 2001 p. 192-201
Reflection and Feedback on Learning: a
strategy for undergraduate research project work
Author: Heylings; Tariq
Source: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher
Education
v. 26 no. 2 2001 p. 153-164
Issues in Computer Dissemination of Undergraduate
Research: The National Undergraduate Research
Clearinghouses
Author: Cronk, Brian C.
Source: Social Science Computer Review
v. 19 no. 1 2001 p. 94-99
Experiential Learning and Customer Needs in the
Undergraduate Marketing Research Course
Author: Bridges, Eileen
Source: Journal of Marketing Education
v. 21 no. 1 1999 p. 51-59
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research
Partnerships Affect Student Retention
Author: Gregerman, Sandra R.; Lerner, Jennifer S.;
Hippel, William von, and others
Source: Review of Higher Education
v. 22 no. 1 1998 p. 55-72
Does Early Participation in Undergraduate
Research Benefit Social Science and Humanities
Students?
Author: Ishiyama, John
Source: College student journal.
v. 36 no. 3 2002 p. 381
Undergraduate Research Mentoring Model in
Construction Engineering and Management
Author: Abudayyeh, Osama
Source: Journal of construction engineering and
management.
v. 129 no. 1 2003 p. 65
Personalizing the Goals of Undergraduate Research -
Implementing Three Types of Goals
Author: Bowman, Martha Heath; Stage, Frances K
Source: Journal of college science teaching.
v. 32 no. 2 2002 p. 120
Guest Editor's Notes - Providing Undergraduate Research
Opportunities for Communication Students:
A Curricular Approach
Author: Rodrick, Rick; Dickmeyer, Linda
Source: Communication education.
v. 51 no. 1 2002) p. 40
In the Classroom - Curricular Change Digests - Using
Writing to Enhance the Undergraduate Research Experience
Author: Bressette, Andrew R; Breton, Gary W
Source: Journal of chemical education.
v. 78 no. 12 2001 p. 1626
Trends in Undergraduate Education - Viewpoint -
Undergraduate Research, Graduate Mentoring, and
the University's Mission
Author: Gonzales, C
Source: Science. v. 293 no. 5535 2001 p. 1624
Weaving Undergraduate Research Into Practice-based Experiences
Author: Kenty, Janet R
Source: Nurse educator. v.26 no. 4 2001 p. 182
The importance of undergraduate research
Author: Tobochnik, Jan
Source: American journal of physics.
v. 69 no. 9 2001 p. 933
Undergraduate Research Internships and
Graduate School Success
Author: Nnadozie, Emmanuel; Ishiyama, John;
Chon, Jane
Source: Journal of college student development.
v. 42 no. 2 2001 p. 145
The Relationship of Undergraduate Research
Participation to Graduate and Professional
Education Pursuit: An Empirical Study.
Author: Hathaway, Russel S.; Nagda, Biren A.;
Gregerman, Sandra R.
Source: Journal of College Student Development
v. 43 no. 5 September/October 2002 p. 614-631
Does Early Participation in Undergraduate Research
Benefit Social Science and Humanities Students?.
Author: Ishiyama, John.
Source: College Student Journal
v. 36 no. 3 September 2002 p. 380-386
Personalizing the Goals of Undergraduate Research.
Author: Bowman, Martha Heath.; Stage, Frances K.
Source: Journal of College Science Teaching
v. 32 no. 2 October 2002 p. 120-125
The Influence of Research-Based High School
Science Programs on Undergraduate Students.
Author: Field, Patrick R.
Source: Journal of College Science Teaching
v. 32 no. 2 October 2002 p. 109-113
The undergraduate research assistantship: an analysis
of the benefits.
Author: Landrum, R. Eric.; Nelsen, Lisa R.
Source: Teaching of Psychology
v. 29 no. 1 Winter 2002 p. 15-19
A triad of research roles: experiential learning in
an undergraduate research course.
Author: Hitchcock, Barbara Whitmeyer.;
Murphy, Eileen.
Source: Journal of Nursing Education
v. 38 no. 3 March 1999 p. 120-127
Improving undergraduate nursing research
education: the effectiveness of collecting and
analyzing oral histories.
Author: Duggleby, Wendy.
Source: Journal of Nursing Education
v. 37 no. 6 September 1998 p. 247-252
Training biotechnologists for the future:
academia and industry collaborate to develop
a hands-on undergraduate biomedical research
curriculum.
Author: Hadfield, J.; Cummings, P.; Rowland, S.
Source: Biochemical Education
v. 25 July 1997 p. 157-161
Corporate-sponsored undergraduate research as
a capstone experience.
Author: Durso, Francis T.
Source: Teaching of Psychology
v. 24 no. 1 1997 p. 54-56
Desperately seeking citations: uncovering faculty
assumptions about the undergraduate research
process.
Author: Leckie, Gloria J.
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship
v. 22 May 1996 p. 201-218
Undergraduate research in human nutrition
and health
Author: Wilensky, Joe
Source: Human Ecology
v. 30 no. 2 June 2002 p. 4-6
Undergraduate research in human ecology
Author: Anonymous
Source: Human Ecology
v. 30 no. 2 June 2002 p. 2
Undergraduate research--a unique learning
experience
Author: Brannon, Patsy M
Source: Human Ecology
v. 30 no. 2 June 2002 p. 1
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Clearly this developing higher education emphasis on
teaching through research at earlier levels of the
education experience and process is gaining higher
visability and implementation. The efforts of colleges
in this area are being supported by government,
organizations and by corporations. Educators can ill
afford to be unaware of this educational trend.
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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