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3 - Undergraduate Research

A View from Higher Education

from Part I - Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Malcolm Tight
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

While undergraduate research has been a longstanding concern, it has been approached from, and positioned within, a diverse range of interests, such that its meaning and implementation have been highly variable. These perspectives include: the teaching/research nexus, and the belief that these two roles are inextricably linked; the older notion of higher education teaching (at undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels) as a preparation for the academic role; the contemporary difficulties faced by those seeking to innovate within higher education; the desirability of a broader introduction of undergraduate research opportunities. Some conclusions on the feasibility of doing so are drawn.

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higher educationhigher education researchpolicypracticeundergraduate research
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 33 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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