Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum

Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum

Summarizes the outcomes from a convocation, examine the efficacy of engaging large numbers of undergraduate students who are enrolled in traditional academic year courses in the life and related sciences in original research, civic engagement around scientific issues, and/or intensive study of research methods and scientific publications at both two- and four-year colleges and universities. Participants explored the benefits and costs of offering students such experiences and the ways that such efforts may both influence and be influenced by issues such as institutional governance, available resources, and professional expectations of faculty.

Suggested Citation

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2015). Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Report of a Convocation (Rep.). doi:https://doi.org/10.17226/21851