Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- 64 Undergraduate Research in Austria
- 65 Undergraduate Research in France
- 66 Undergraduate Research in Germany
- 67 Undergraduate Research in Italy
- 68 Undergraduate Research in the Netherlands
- 69 Undergraduate Research in Portugal
- 70 Undergraduate Research in Russia
- 71 Undergraduate Research in Scandinavia
- 72 Undergraduate Research in the UK
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
72 - Undergraduate Research in the UK
Autonomy and Flexibility across a Millennium
from Part IV.4 - Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- 64 Undergraduate Research in Austria
- 65 Undergraduate Research in France
- 66 Undergraduate Research in Germany
- 67 Undergraduate Research in Italy
- 68 Undergraduate Research in the Netherlands
- 69 Undergraduate Research in Portugal
- 70 Undergraduate Research in Russia
- 71 Undergraduate Research in Scandinavia
- 72 Undergraduate Research in the UK
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
Summary
The mission statements and teaching and learning strategies of some 150 UK universities speak of undergraduate programs fostering criticality, rationality, expert knowledge, independent thinking, professional standards, and independent learning through case studies, project, placements, and practice modules culminating in the undergraduate project or dissertation. This capstone, final-year, independently researched project enables students to demonstrate their expertise as discipline practitioners. Since 2000 there have been more opportunities for undergraduate research to be published through e-journals and research conferences. Undergraduate research practice is evolving in new disciplines and as business and industry collaborations grow. Pedagogic research into students’ appreciation and understanding of their learning from their own research, and inquiry into the effectiveness of research embedded across programs and within supervision processes, will continue.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 649 - 658Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022