Assessment of student and faculty mentor perceptions of an international undergraduate research program in physical geography Academic Article

abstract

• 2014 Taylor & Francis. In this study, we assess whether students and their faculty mentors in a Research Experience for Undergraduates program have similar perceptions about the relative importance of different outcomes of their study abroad experience. Results of a Q-analysis reveal a significant difference of opinion between the students and the faculty mentors. It is argued that the faculty mentors need to spend more time in the field with their students and recognize that undergraduate research provides students with skills and a confidence to conduct research in the future, rather than personal and professional development, and the ability to think like a scientist.

authors

• Cahill, Anthony

published proceedings

• Journal of Geography in Higher Education

author list (cited authors)

• Houser, C., Cahill, A., & Lemmons, K.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Houser, Chris||Cahill, Anthony||Lemmons, Kelly

publication date

• October 2014

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Geography in Higher Education  Journal

keywords

• 39 Education
• 3903 Education Systems
• 44 Human Society

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/03098265.2014.963527

start page

• 582

end page

• 594

volume

• 38

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2014.963527