The Challenges of Going Global with Undergraduate Research: The Matariki Undergraduate Research Network

Autor/inn/en	Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Sandover, Sally; Partridge, Lee; Leger, Andy; Fawcett, Tony; Burd, Liz
Titel	The Challenges of Going Global with Undergraduate Research: The Matariki Undergraduate Research Network
Quelle	In: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2 (2018) 2, S.64-72 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2476-101X
DOI	10.18833/spur/2/2/8
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Research; Social Networks; Higher Education; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; United Kingdom; Australia; Canada; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studentenforschung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken; Ausland; Großbritannien; Australien; Kanada; Neuseeland
Abstract	To determine the logistics, benefits, and challenges of developing and implementing an international undergraduate research network, the authors analyzed the Matariki Undergraduate Research Network (MURN). MURN attempted to connect undergraduate students from four countries across two years, with 21 and 23 students respectively. Using mixed methods, the authors explored faculty and student experiences of MURN. Although MURN worked well at the local level, it had limited success at a global level. Teaching across time zones and academic-year differences posed the biggest challenges. Students and faculty reported a range of benefits typical of engagement with undergraduate research but noted weak international connections. A credit-bearing program with partners in similar time zones and academic-year systems, as well as a requirement for collaborative projects across institutions, are recommended. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01