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Collaborative Research Projects in Doctoral Programs: A Case Study in Portugal
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Patricio, Maria Teresa; Santos, Patricia – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Universities are renovating the formats and configurations of their doctoral programs to become more international, collaborative and attentive to labor market needs. In a competitive global setting doctoral programs compete to attract students, promote international partnerships, engage with industry and provide students with the social capital…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Student Research, Competition, Doctoral Students
Early Undergraduate Research Experiences Lead to Similar Learning Gains for STEM and Non-STEM Undergraduates
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Stanford, Jennifer S.; Rocheleau, Suzanne E.; Smith, Kevin P. W.; Mohan, Jaya – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Undergraduate research is touted as a high-impact educational practice yielding important benefits such as increased retention and notable learning gains. Large-scale studies describing benefits of mentored research programs have focused primarily on outcomes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates. The Students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, STEM Education, Mentors
Learning Dilemmas in Undergraduate Student Independent Essays
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Wendt, Maria; Åse, Cecilia – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Essay-writing is generally viewed as the primary learning activity to foster independence and analytical thinking. In this article, we show that independent research projects do not necessarily lead to critical thinking. University-level education on conducting independent projects can, in several respects, counteract enhanced analytical skills.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Essays, Research Projects
Student Experience of Final-Year Undergraduate Research Projects: An Exploration of "Research Preparedness"
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Shaw, Kylie; Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
During this past decade the level of interest in building research capacity has intensified in Australia and internationally, with a particular emphasis on the development of postgraduate research students, but also extending to undergraduate research experience. This study investigated the student experience across a diverse range of fourth-year…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Research Projects, Research Skills
Undergraduate Research Supervision: A Gender Analysis.
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Hammick, Marilyn; Acker, Sandra – Studies in Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated differences in ways that male and female supervisors (n=7) of undergraduate research in a British university approach supervision and the student-supervisor relationship. Results reveal contrasting ways of working and some differences in use of language to describe and discuss the practice of supervision, suggesting gender may…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Projects
Learning by Doing: Teaching Research Methods through Student Participation in a Commissioned Research Project.
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Winn, Sandra – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
For five years, a University of Brighton (England) social policy and administration program has incorporated a student research project into a required research methods course. The sponsored research project places considerable emphasis on student contributions to the research. These features are discussed in the context of one project, a patient…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Degree Requirements, Emergency Programs