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The indispensable guide to undergraduate research : success in and beyond college / Anne H. Charity Hudley, Cheryl L. Dickter, Hannah A. Franz

By: Charity Hudley, Anne H [author].
Contributor(s): Dickter, Cheryl L [author] | Franz, Hannah A [author].
Publisher: New York, NY : Teachers College Press, 2017Description: xv, 186 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780807758502.Subject(s): College teaching | College teachers | First year teachers | Research -- Methodology -- Study and teachingGenre/Form: Print books.
Partial contents:
Finding the tools to become a scholar -- Get started with undergraduate research : what, why, and how -- How to fit research in with everything else : time and energy management -- Research with professors and mentors -- Writing and presenting research -- Underrepresented scholars in the academy : making a way -- In conclusion : research in action
Summary: Despite all of the information that exists to encourage students to attend and do well in college, this is the first research-based guide that directly advises first- and second-year college students. With a focus on the needs and interests of students who are underrepresented in the academy (African American, Latinx, low-income, and first-generation students), this book will help all students take full advantage of the academic resources that the university setting has to offer. The authors introduce students to different types of research across the disciplines, showing them how to work with professors to build a course of study, how to integrate research work into coursework,and how to write and present research. This timely volume will also assist faculty, staff, and parents in providing the needed tools to promote student success. -- Back cover
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-171) and index

Finding the tools to become a scholar -- Get started with undergraduate research : what, why, and how -- How to fit research in with everything else : time and energy management -- Research with professors and mentors -- Writing and presenting research -- Underrepresented scholars in the academy : making a way -- In conclusion : research in action

Despite all of the information that exists to encourage students to attend and do well in college, this is the first research-based guide that directly advises first- and second-year college students. With a focus on the needs and interests of students who are underrepresented in the academy (African American, Latinx, low-income, and first-generation students), this book will help all students take full advantage of the academic resources that the university setting has to offer. The authors introduce students to different types of research across the disciplines, showing them how to work with professors to build a course of study, how to integrate research work into coursework,and how to write and present research. This timely volume will also assist faculty, staff, and parents in providing the needed tools to promote student success. -- Back cover

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