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An 'Authentic' Undergraduate Research Experience in Sociology

Bibliographic Data

ID4098514
AuthorsDenise Cuthbert (0000-0003-2959-4546, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, corresponding author), Dharma Arunachalam (0000-0003-2949-7199, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), Dunja Licina (Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute)
Year2012
Volume37
Issue2
Pages129-142
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2010.538473
OpenAlexW2151224710
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited17

This article reports on research into the development, teaching and student experiences of a one-semester subject designed to provide an undergraduate research experience in the social sciences. The subject was offered for the first time in 2009 in a large sociology program at a major research-intensive Australian university. Our findings are significant because they confirm findings from research with students engaged in undergraduate research experiences from the science, technology, engineering and medical disciplines, and add a much-needed social science perspective to the important international conversation on undergraduate research in higher education. We conclude by suggesting that whether or not a subject of this kind is successful in motivating students to pursue research careers, it is clearly successful in raising levels of research literacy

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Citations per year1,75
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
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Citation typesNeutral: 20
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