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Shields, Joseph J.; Rivera, Julio C.; Wall, Joseph M. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2017
This article discusses a set of projects that build on the following concepts: the private sector has the ability to fund undergraduate research projects, the private sector is hungry for projects that focus on the scholarship of application and engagement, and students can be empowered beyond a particular research project in this funding model.…
Descriptors: Business, Models, Financial Support, 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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Chan, Catherine W. M.; Bhattacharyya, Prajukti; Meisel, Seth – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
The authors discuss the Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) at University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, which pairs beginning students with mentors as paid research apprentices for one academic year. It seeks to encourage participation of students from underserved groups who are at higher risk of dropping out of college. RAP introduces students to…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
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Free, Rhona; Griffith, Suzanne; Spellman, Bill – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter delineates the consortial activities of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) to explore models of undergraduate research and to address the impact of undergraduate research on faculty workload. The significant progress made on the member campus of the University of Wisconsin-Superior over the last 10 years is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Educational Research
Cotter, William – 1982
This study was conducted to develop a process for identifying the effects of vocational education research and development projects and activities and to identify the effects of selected research projects on the vocational, technical, and adult education programs and students in Wisconsin. Technical and adult education faculty and staff who had…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Models