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- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- 48 Undergraduate Research in the USA
- 49 Undergraduate Research in Canada
- 50 Undergraduate Research in Argentina
- 51 Undergraduate Research in Brazil
- 52 Undergraduate Research in Colombia
- 53 Undergraduate Research in Mexico
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
53 - Undergraduate Research in Mexico
Opportunities in a Country of Contrasts
from Part IV.1 - Americas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- 48 Undergraduate Research in the USA
- 49 Undergraduate Research in Canada
- 50 Undergraduate Research in Argentina
- 51 Undergraduate Research in Brazil
- 52 Undergraduate Research in Colombia
- 53 Undergraduate Research in Mexico
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
Summary
The development of a research culture in higher education institutions is a significant issue, but with little empirical evidence in the Mexican context, especially at the undergraduate level. The objective of this chapter nonetheless is to analyze the theoretical and practical dimensions of undergraduate research undertaken by different Mexican institutions. The chapter is structured in four parts, beginning with a description of the Mexican educational system and the objectives that higher education has in order to develop professional research, continuing with a description of the role that the National Council of Science and Technology has developed in the development and infrastructure of research in the country. Subsequently, best practice and results are addressed where undergraduate research and development has been enhanced, and the chapter ends with the future developments that are envisioned in higher education institutions in Mexico.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 489 - 496Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022