Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring
At colleges and universities around the world, faculty serve a critical role in supporting the well-documented practice of undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity. Using unique data from an online survey of faculty members (n = 223) at three colleges and universities in the United St...
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| description | At colleges and universities around the world, faculty serve a critical role in supporting the well-documented practice of undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity. Using unique data from an online survey of faculty members (n = 223) at three colleges and universities in the United States, we investigate the individual and institutional factors that facilitate or inhibit faculty members' willingness to provide undergraduate students with research opportunities. We focus our quantitative analysis on individual and institutional variables associated with faculty participation. Our work confirms prior qualitative research, indicating the significance of institutional support for faculty engagement in undergraduate research mentoring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f735ee0aaf344c0a996844e3cf8ccd22022-12-22T03:05:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2020-07-01510.3389/feduc.2020.00114542899Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research MentoringShannon N. Davis0Rebecca M. Jones1Duhita Mahatmya2Pamela W. Garner3Department of Sociology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry and STEM Accelerator, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesCollege of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United StatesSchool of Integrative Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesAt colleges and universities around the world, faculty serve a critical role in supporting the well-documented practice of undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity. Using unique data from an online survey of faculty members (n = 223) at three colleges and universities in the United States, we investigate the individual and institutional factors that facilitate or inhibit faculty members' willingness to provide undergraduate students with research opportunities. We focus our quantitative analysis on individual and institutional variables associated with faculty participation. Our work confirms prior qualitative research, indicating the significance of institutional support for faculty engagement in undergraduate research mentoring.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00114/fullfacultymentoringfaculty developmentundergraduate researchhigher education |
| spellingShingle | Shannon N. Davis Rebecca M. Jones Duhita Mahatmya Pamela W. Garner Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Frontiers in Education faculty mentoring faculty development undergraduate research higher education |
| title | Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring |
| title_full | Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring |
| title_fullStr | Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring |
| title_short | Encouraging or Obstructing? Assessing Factors That Impact Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Research Mentoring |
| title_sort | encouraging or obstructing assessing factors that impact faculty engagement in undergraduate research mentoring |
| topic | faculty mentoring faculty development undergraduate research higher education |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00114/full |
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