{"product_id":"handbook-for-undergraduate-research-advisors-9781475815566","title":"Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandbook 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. -- Denise Rattigan, Instructor, Carthage College\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a much needed and well-written book for undergraduate research advisors! These multiple authors provide a wealth of information, contexts, perspectives, and ideas for assisting our increasingly diverse undergraduate students in higher education today. Chapters focusing on a variety of research methods are superbly presented and thoughtfully interwoven within the political, economic, academic, and social challenges of higher education in the brave new world of neoliberalism. Any faculty working with undergraduate students will find this book insightful, engaging, and an indispensable resource in the contemporary university. -- Brian W. Dotts Ed.D, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Social Foundations of Education Department of Educational Theory \u0026amp; Practice, The University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003eWilson and Thomas have composed a timely and valuable resource for teaching, learning, and carrying out research at the undergraduate level. In a period in which research is becoming instrumentalized and narrowly defined, this handbook opens up the field of what research is, what it can be, and what it can do. Traversing disciplinary boundaries and covering myriad methodologies, the chapters comprehensively cover each step of the research process. Yet this is no mere \"how-to\" guide, for practice and theory are woven tightly together throughout the text, making this an important intervention in the overall field of academic research. -- Derek Ford, Assistant Professor of Education Studies, DePauw University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Jeff Thomas  Section One: Undergraduates and Research Pedagogy  Chapter One: Today’s Undergraduate Student: Implications for Teaching Research Faith Agostinone-Wilson  Chapter Two: Political Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies Faith Agostinone-Wilson  Chapter Three: Economic Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies Faith Agostinone-Wilson  Chapter Four: Academic and Social Contexts for Undergraduate Research Pedagogies Faith Agostinone-Wilson  Chapter Five: Engaging Undergraduate Students in the Study of Research Methodology  Christina M. Bruhn and Jeffrey J. Bulanda  Chapter Six: Integrating Research Projects into Content-Based Instruction: Variations and Resources Sara Johnson  Section Two: Providing Writing Guidance  Chapter Seven: Successful Critical Writing for Undergraduates: A Practical Approach through Scaffolding Pam Goble  Chapter Eight: Narrative Inquiry as an Undergraduate Research Experience  Joan Flynn Fee  Chapter Nine: Introducing Undergrads to Research Writing: Experiential Approaches Meredith Harvey  Section Three: Specific Research Contexts  Chapter Ten: Overcoming Challenges in Field Research for Non-Science Majors Richard Boniak  Chapter Eleven: Measuring the Impact of Service Learning Projects Christopher Wells  Chapter Twelve: Where’s Larry? or Adventures with Undergraduates in the Field  Gerald Waite  Chapter Thirteen: Visualizing Data in Educational Research: Issues, Methods, and Resources  Sheri R. Klein  Conclusion Jeff Thomas  About the Editors  About the Contributors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040177258839,"sku":"9781475815566","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475815566.jpg?v=1750945965","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/handbook-for-undergraduate-research-advisors-9781475815566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}