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

Written for 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. It provides background information concerning today's diverse undergraduate student...

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Other Authors: Agostinone-Wilson, Faith (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
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Table of 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.