Undergraduate Research in the Sciences: Engaging Students in Real Science

The Authors ix

Foreword xiii

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xxiii

1 What Is Undergraduate Research, and Why Does It Matter? 1

2 What Is Known About the Student Outcomes of Undergraduate Research? 23

3 What Do Students Gain from Conducting Research? 41

4 Are the Gains from Research Unique? 67

5 What Are the Career and Longer-Term Impacts of Undergraduate Research? 89

6 How Do Minority Students Benefit from Research? 113

7 How Do Research Advisors Work with Students? 135

8 How Do Research Advisors Mentor, Advise, and Evaluate Students? 165

9 What Are the Costs and Benefits to Research Advisors? 179

10 Summary, Implications, and Issues for the Future 201

Appendix A: Interview Samples 221

Appendix B: Research Design and Methodology 227

Appendix C: Interview Protocols 235

Appendix D: Detailed Frequency Counts for 251

Observations of Student Gains

References 259

Index 277