TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of social science research opportunities
T2 - a study of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)
AU - Ruth, Alissa
AU - Brewis, Alexandra
AU - SturtzSreetharan, Cindi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) can improve student skills, retention, and matriculation to postgraduate study. Traditionally, UREs are available mostly in the natural and biological sciences, which have fewer minority and women majors and thus have disproportionately excluded these groups from such experiences. One effective solution is to diversify and increase course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) within the social sciences. Models are few and research is limited on the impacts of parallel social science research experiences, but both are crucial to the goals of diversifying postgraduate success. Using a survey, we retrospectively assessed, qualitatively and quantitatively, past students’ (n = 87) career and personal learning impacts and outcomes in social science CUREs. These courses led to perceived improvements in understanding research processes and ethics, self-confidence, perseverance, and collaboration. Comparing to data from natural sciences, overall impacts were similar, including the intention to complete postgraduate education among first-generation students.
AB - Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) can improve student skills, retention, and matriculation to postgraduate study. Traditionally, UREs are available mostly in the natural and biological sciences, which have fewer minority and women majors and thus have disproportionately excluded these groups from such experiences. One effective solution is to diversify and increase course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) within the social sciences. Models are few and research is limited on the impacts of parallel social science research experiences, but both are crucial to the goals of diversifying postgraduate success. Using a survey, we retrospectively assessed, qualitatively and quantitatively, past students’ (n = 87) career and personal learning impacts and outcomes in social science CUREs. These courses led to perceived improvements in understanding research processes and ethics, self-confidence, perseverance, and collaboration. Comparing to data from natural sciences, overall impacts were similar, including the intention to complete postgraduate education among first-generation students.
KW - anthropology
KW - CURES
KW - experiential education
KW - Experiential learning
KW - first-generation students
KW - post-graduate education
KW - undergraduate research
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U2 - 10.1080/13562517.2021.1903853
DO - 10.1080/13562517.2021.1903853
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103221974
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
SN - 1356-2517
ER -