International Perspectives On Undergraduate Research: Policy And Practice

Foreword to International Undergraduate Research......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Chapter Summaries......Page 9
Conclusion......Page 13
Contents......Page 14
Notes on Contributors......Page 17
List of Figures......Page 25
List of Tables......Page 27
Introduction......Page 29
The Purpose and Value of Undergraduate Research......Page 32
The Undergraduate Research Experience......Page 34
Types of Undergraduate Research......Page 35
Modeling the Undergraduate Research Experience......Page 36
Educational Research Methodology Framework: Patrick Blessinger (2017)......Page 41
References......Page 45
History of Undergraduate Research in the United States and CUR’s Origins and Development......Page 47
CUR’s Role in the International Undergraduate Research Movement: Collaborator, Connector, and Innovator......Page 51
What Are Core Elements of a “Typical” UR Program at a US Institution?......Page 52
Funding UR: Institutional Investments Leveraging Diverse External Sources......Page 55
Policy Frameworks for UR: Diverse and Connected to Economic Considerations......Page 56
Recognition and Rewards for UR: Faculty, Students, and Institutions......Page 58
References......Page 60
Introduction......Page 67
The Australian Context......Page 68
Undergraduate Research in Australia in 2009......Page 69
Towards Inclusive Higher Education......Page 70
Research......Page 73
Teaching and Learning......Page 74
Knowledge Building......Page 75
Inclusivity......Page 76
Scholarship......Page 77
Communities......Page 79
2018–2020: Looking to the Future......Page 80
Conclusion......Page 81
References......Page 82
Preamble......Page 85
Research, Industry, and the Curriculum......Page 87
A Consumer–Producer Framework of Undergraduate Research......Page 88
Undergraduate Research/Industry Pathways in the Science Curriculum......Page 90
Undergraduate Research/Industry Pathways in the Engineering Curriculum......Page 93
Undergraduate Research/Industry Pathways in the Computing Curriculum......Page 95
Undergraduate Research/Industry Pathways in the Arts & Social Science (FASS) Curriculum......Page 97
Discussion......Page 100
References......Page 104
Background......Page 106
Undergraduate Research in Egyptian Public Universities......Page 107
Undergraduate Research at the American University in Cairo......Page 113
Strategic Partnerships......Page 117
Conclusions......Page 121
References......Page 122
Introduction......Page 125
Final-Year Research Project and Graduate Thesis Writing......Page 127
UR for Researcher Training in Medicine......Page 128
UR in Engineering Education......Page 130
UR in Medical Education......Page 131
Investigating Medical Students’ Experience and Perception of UR......Page 132
Summary......Page 133
Importance of Developing an Academic Community Supporting UR......Page 134
Inter-University Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Feature......Page 136
References......Page 137
Introduction......Page 140
Literature Review......Page 142
Undergraduate Research in India......Page 144
Undergraduate Research in Iraq......Page 147
Undergraduate Research in Malaysia......Page 150
Recommendations......Page 151
Conclusion......Page 152
References......Page 153
Introduction......Page 155
Scientific Initiation in Undergraduate Courses in Brazil......Page 156
Impact and Scope of Pibic in Brazil (2001 and 2013)......Page 159
Current Statistics on Pibic in Brazil......Page 162
Final Considerations......Page 167
References......Page 168
Introduction......Page 170
National Context and Rationale for PD in Undergraduate Supervision......Page 172
Demand for Professional Development for Undergraduate Supervisors......Page 174
Connecting with Open Educational Practices......Page 176
The Supervising Undergraduate Dissertations and Projects Module......Page 177
Methodology and Methods......Page 180
Rationale for Module Participation......Page 186
Perceptions of What Makes Excellent Undergraduate Research and the Role of the Supervisor to Support Excellent Work......Page 187
Creation and Use of the Multimedia Resource......Page 189
Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 192
Section A: The Basics......Page 193
Section C: The Multimedia Resource......Page 194
References......Page 195
Introduction and Background......Page 199
Niche Research Focus Areas/Themes Aligned to National Socioeconomic and Developmental Priorities......Page 206
Multi-, Inter-, and Transdisciplinarity (MIT)......Page 209
Developing New Cohorts of Researchers......Page 215
References......Page 222
France, a National Ambition for an Excellence-Oriented Research......Page 226
Undergraduate Research in National Institutes......Page 227
Undergraduate Research in the French Universities......Page 228
University-Level Initiatives for Supporting Undergraduate Research......Page 230
Program-Level Initiatives for Supporting Undergraduate Research......Page 232
Social Science and Humanities......Page 233
Current Limits in Supporting Undergraduate Research in France......Page 234
Opportunities to Develop Undergraduate Research in France......Page 235
References......Page 236
Introduction......Page 239
Teaching and Research in the German Higher Education Context......Page 240
Research-Based Learning and Undergraduate Research After the Bologna-Reform......Page 243
Current Trends and Debates on Research-Based Learning......Page 245
Research-Based Learning in Practice: Examples and Models......Page 248
Conclusion......Page 251
References......Page 252
A Drive Towards Undergraduate Research......Page 256
Undergraduate Research Support......Page 257
Undergraduate Research at Abu Dhabi University......Page 258
Undergraduate Research at Zayed University......Page 260
Undergraduate Research at United Arab Emirates University......Page 265
Undergraduate Research at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah......Page 266
Conclusion......Page 267
References......Page 268
Introduction......Page 270
Collecting Data on URI in New Zealand Universities......Page 272
URI: Perhaps a Pervasive Pedagogy......Page 273
Celebrating and Showcasing URI......Page 275
Challenges of Embedding URI in New Zealand Universities......Page 276
URI in Practice......Page 278
Conclusions......Page 281
References......Page 282
Introduction......Page 284
Defining Undergraduate Research in Canada......Page 286
Mentored Undergraduate Research......Page 287
Scaling Undergraduate Research in the Curriculum......Page 290
Supporting the Undergraduate Research Environment......Page 293
Students Driving Change......Page 294
Conclusion......Page 295
References......Page 296
Introduction......Page 300
The Setting in Portugal......Page 301
Should Portugal Offer Undergraduate Research?......Page 302
The Plea for Scientific Literacy: Connections Between Scientific Literacy, Scientific Thinking, and Critical Thinking......Page 304
Critical Thinking and Scientific Integrity: Are Undergraduate Students Ready to Adopt It?......Page 308
References......Page 311
Chapter 17: Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 314
National Organization or Government Agency Support......Page 315
Definitions of Undergraduate Research......Page 317
Basic Models of Undergraduate Research......Page 318
Students as Producers, Faculty as Mentors......Page 319
Undergraduate Research as Workforce Preparation......Page 320
References......Page 321
Index......Page 322