Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisors
By (author) Faith A. Wilson, Jeffrey L. Thomas
Publication date:
23 August 2016Length of book:
198 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781475815559
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. Section One provides background information concerning today’s diverse undergraduate student population and the increasing emphasis placed on research in the college classroom and field settings. Section Two presents strategies for enhancing the research writing skills of undergraduate students. Finally, Section Three examines specific research contexts, including service learning projects, science lab/ fieldwork, internships, portfolios, and visual arts inquiry. Adult educational theory is woven throughout the text, along with international perspectives.
Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisors provides detailed information regarding not only the demographics of the population of undergraduate students today, but also gives practical examples on how to best assist students in many different research methodologies and fields. With the structure of each chapter, the text models what good research should look like, while providing functional advice on how to assist students in each context areas. I found the handbook to be very useful in being able to address multiple types of challenges that arise in the undergraduate research classroom. I recommend this book for instructors of undergraduate students in all academic fields. It is a must-have in providing classroom support.