High-Impact Practice

Undergraduate Research Experiences: References

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Bangera, & Brownell. (2014). Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Can Make Scientific Research More Inclusive. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 13(4), 602–606. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.14-06-0099

Bennett, & Bauer. (2003). Alumni Perceptions Used to Assess Undergraduate Research Experience. The Journal of Higher Education, 74(2), 210–230. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2003.0011

Chang, Sharkness, Hurtado, & Newman. (2014). What matters in college for retaining aspiring scientists and engineers from underrepresented racial groups. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 51(5), 555–580. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21146

Cole, D. (2007). Do Interracial Interactions Matter? An Examination of Student-Faculty Contact and Intellectual Self-Concept. The Journal of Higher Education, 78(3).

Corwin, Runyon, Robinson, & Dolan. (2015). The Laboratory Course Assessment Survey: A Tool to Measure Three Dimensions of Research-Course Design. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 14(4), ar37. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-03-0073

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Fechheimer, Webber, & Kleiber. (2011). How Well Do Undergraduate Research Programs Promote Engagement and Success of Students? CBE-Life Sciences Education, 10(2), 156–163. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.10-10-0130

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Ishiyama, J. (2002). Does Early Participation in Undergraduate Research Benefit Social Science and Humanities Students? College Student Journal, 36(3), 380.

Kardash, C. (2000). Evaluation of undergraduate research experience: Perceptions of undergraduate interns and their faculty mentors. Journal of Educational Philosophy, 92(1), 191. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.mit.edu/10.1037/0022-0663.92.1.191

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Lopatto. (2004). Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings. Cell Biology Education, 3(4), 270–277. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.04-07-0045

Lopatto, D. (2007). Undergraduate Research Experiences Support Science Career Decisions and Active Learning. CBE - Life Sciences Education, 6(Winter), 297–306.

Moore, L., Fasano, C., & Downing, W. (2016). Developing a Culture of Undergraduate Research with Incoming Students. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.18833/curq/36/4/13

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Science Education Resource Center (SERC) @ Carleton College. (n.d.). Why Use Undergraduate Research Experiences? Retrieved from https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/studentresearch/Why.html May 2, 2018

Seymour, Hunter, Laursen, & DeAntoni. (2004). Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: First findings from a three‐year study. Science Education, 88(4), 493–534. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.10131


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