From Data to Policy: An Undergraduate Program in Research and Communication

Autor/inn/en	Fuoco, Rebecca; Blum, Arlene; Peaslee, Graham F.
Titel	From Data to Policy: An Undergraduate Program in Research and Communication
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 42 (2012) 2, S.44-49 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Majors (Students); Research Projects; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Undergraduate Study; Science Instruction; Science Education; Scientists; Undergraduate Students; Higher Education; College Science; Science Curriculum; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsvorhaben; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Grundstudium; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kalifornien
Abstract	To bridge the gap between science and policy, future scientists should receive training that incorporates policy implications into the design, analysis, and communication of research. We present a student Science and Policy course for undergraduate science majors piloted at the University of California, Berkeley in the summer of 2011. During this program, pairs of students undertake research projects while receiving instruction in both research methods and science translation. In addition to completing short-term research projects, the students produce materials designed to communicate their results to decision makers and the public. This article provides a detailed description of this course's organization and structure and a preliminary evaluation. Suggestions for others interested in designing (and conducting educational research on) a similar interdisciplinary program are provided. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10