Handbook for undergraduate research advisors / edited by Faith Agostinone-Wilson and Jeffrey L. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Agostinone-Wilson, Faith, editor.

ebrary, Inc.

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Undergraduates--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Undergraduates.

Research.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written for a diverse academic audience, this text serves as a handbook for professors, instructors, and advisors who oversee data collection by undergraduate students for the purpose of writing a research report. Section one provides background information concerning today's diverse undergraduate student population and the increasing emphasis placed on research in the college classroom and field settings. Section two presents strategies for enhancing the research writing skills of undergraduate students. Finally, section three examines specific research contexts, including service learning projects, section lab/fieldwork, internships, portfolios, and visual arts inquiry. Adult educational theory is woven throughout the text, along with international perspectives. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction; Section One: Undergraduates and Research Pedagogy; Chapter One: Today's Undergraduate Student; Chapter Two: Political Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies; Chapter Three: Economic Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies; Chapter Four: Academic and Social Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies; Chapter Five: Engaging Undergraduate Students in the Study of Research Methodology; Chapter Six: Integrating Research Projects into Content-Based Instruction; Section Two: Providing Writing Guidance

Chapter Seven: Successful Critical Writing for UndergraduatesChapter Eight: Narrative Inquiry as an Undergraduate Research Experience; Chapter Nine: Introducing Undergraduates to Research Writing; Section Three: Specific Research Contexts; Chapter Ten: Overcoming Challenges in Field Research for Non-Science Majors; Chapter Eleven: Measuring the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of Service-Learning Projects; Chapter Twelve: Where's Larry? or Adventures with Undergraduates in the Field; Chapter Thirteen: Visualizing Data in Educational Research; Conclusion; About the Editors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 12, 2016).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Handbook for undergraduate research advisors

ISBN:

9781475815573

1475815573

Publisher Number:

99969476827

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.