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Evaluation of Research Experiences for Undergraduate Program in Behavioral Sciences: From the Two-Year Research Sequence Courses
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Sophia Mun – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2023
In this study, the Research Methods Sequence (RMS) courses in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California Baptist University were evaluated. There were two central aims in the study. First, the effectiveness of the RMS courses in developing students' research skills and perceptions of the research process were assessed. Second, the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Methodology, Research Skills, Research Training
My Journey to This Place Called the RAC: Reflections on a Movement in Critical Race Thought and Critical Race Hope in Higher Education
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Solorzano, Daniel G. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
This chapter recounts the story of how I came to design a Research Apprenticeship Course at UCLA--what we call the RAC. I lay out the origin story of the RAC dating back to early collaborations with Arturo Madrid of the Tomas Rivera Policy Research Center and the Ford Foundation Family of Fellows in the mid to late 1980s. These collaborations…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Projects, Apprenticeships, Research Training
A National Survey of Teaching and Learning Research Methods: Important Concepts and Faculty and Student Perspectives
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Gurung, Regan A. R.; Stoa, Rosalyn – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
In this study, we assessed instructor and student attitudes and knowledge toward research methods (RM). Instructors (N = 62) answered questions about course format, topic importance, and resources. Students (N = 166) of some of those instructors answered questions regarding attitudes toward research. Five major factors organize topics that…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Research Methodology, Knowledge Level
Broadening Student Perceptions of Science through Participatory Data Collection & Research-Education Partnerships: A Case Study in California's Central Valley
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Ragosta, Summer; Potter, Daniel; Bartosh, Heath – American Biology Teacher, 2020
We present results from the first year of a three-year extramurally funded project involving a partnership between an ethnically diverse urban high school and professional research botanists. The goals are to provide students exposure to real-world science, broaden interest in scientific fields of study, and increase floristic data and herbarium…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Biology, Science Instruction, Science Careers
A Culture of Undergraduate Research at a Diverse Public University Leads to Unprecedented Student Success
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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