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Baker, Vicki L.; Carlson, John – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
The authors discuss a course-based undergraduate research (UR) experience in business, seeking to continue a conversation initiated by Miller and DeLoach (2016) regarding undergraduate research in professional fields. The current state of liberal arts colleges and business education is described, as are the three modes of thinking developed by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Business Administration Education, Liberal Arts
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Travis, Karen M.; St. Clair, Priscilla Cooke – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
Many undergraduate research capstones require research papers that include a literature review. This study assessed whether modifications made to teaching of a literature review resulted in significant changes to quantified measures of assessment. Literature reviews in the final economics capstone research papers of 212 students from the 2005-2016…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Literature Reviews, Capstone Experiences
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Knezek, Claudia; Morreale, Patricia; Gannon, Susan; Chang, George; Toney, Jeffrey H. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Student participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate research experiences has received national emphasis. The undergraduate research model used at a comprehensive public university supported faculty-mentored student projects across STEM and all disciplines. Between 2016 and 2019, 356 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Training, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students
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Young, Gregory; Don, Gary W.; Rieck, Alan – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2017
As music programs at colleges and universities join the undergraduate research movement, many faculty and administrators may be unsure of terminology, educational practices, or ways to combine some of the creative aspects of music degree requirements into compelling undergraduate research projects. One of the biggest challenges is embedding…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music Education, Research Projects, Creative Activities
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Schneider, Carol Geary – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2017
The liberal arts of evidence-based inquiry are necessities for knowledgeable participation in a self-governing democracy and equally important in an innovation-dependent economy. Higher education's role in fostering these capacities has always been one of its most important contributions to the greater good. The current political environment calls…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Outcomes of Education
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Samura, Michelle – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
Although educational research indicates that undergraduate student participation in research, fieldwork, and/or community engagement has great value, there remains a dearth of information on student outcomes from participation in these activities. Drawing on high-impact educational practices as the conceptual framework, this article examines…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, Community Involvement, Capstone Experiences
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Mendez-Carbajo, Diego; Davis-Kahl, Stephanie – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2019
An increased focus on high-impact pedagogical practices at a small, residential, higher education institution led to a grant-funded project to gather and analyze multidimensional data on 10,155 residential foreclosures in central Illinois from 2006 to 2013. Student researchers applied skills gained through academic coursework to investigate a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Service Learning, Data Collection, Place of Residence