Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisors

Zusatztext

<span><span>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 todays 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.</span></span>

Autorenportrait

<span><span>Faith Agostinone-Wilson</span><span> is associate professor of education at Aurora University. She is the author of</span><span>Dialectical Research Methods in the Classical Marxist Tradition</span><span> and</span><span>Marxism and Education beyond Identity: Sexuality and Schooling</span><span> and has been published in several journals and edited books. A member of the Rouge Forum educational collective, Faith lives in Waukegan, Illinois. Her research interests include education policy, copyleft movement, sexuality, and counter-hegemonic research methodologies.<br><br></span><span>Jeff Thomas</span><span> works in Northwest Washington where he serves as a high school English teacher and as an instructor for the University of Washington. In 2011, he received his National Boards of Teaching Certification, and has since served with AP and College Board in test development and assessment. He has a BA from Aurora University, an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has worked as a writer and editor for Random House.</span></span>

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