Does Faculty Research Improve Undergraduate Teaching? An Analysis of Existing and Potential Synergies

Prince, Michael J.; Felder, Richard M.; Brent, Rebecca

doi:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00939.x

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“…The influence of research-intensive environment on teaching activities (and so, attractiveness for applicants) is complex and debatable (e.g. Prince et al, 2007). Previous studies provided inconclusive results.…”

Section: What Determines the Attractiveness Of The Universities?mentioning

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What Affects The Ability To Accumulate The Best Applicants By Russian Universities? The Application Of Quantile Regression Model

Łaszkiewicz

Земцов

Баринова

2017

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The aim of this paper is to evaluate which university’s characteristics have the greatest impact on the competitiveness of universities in their ability to attract better students in Russia. We examined the impact of three groups of factors,related to teaching, research and entrepreneurial activities of universities. The quantile regression model was applied for the subsample of public and private higher education institutions localized in Russia. The results prove that not only traditional, teaching-related factors affect the attractiveness of the universities. We found that the research quality and entrepreneurial experience both increase the ability to accumulate the best applicants by Russian universities. However, the synergy between training, research and business activities is not always achieved. The importance of science and business-oriented activities varies between public and private institutions. According to the results from the quantile regression the importance of the certain factors differs between the quantiles of the dependent variable distribution. Our findings might be useful for the governmental authorities during the universities’ assessment as well as for the higher education institutions themselves – in order to define their strategic development and attract better students.

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Section: What Determines the Attractiveness Of The Universities?mentioning

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What Affects The Ability To Accumulate The Best Applicants By Russian Universities? The Application Of Quantile Regression Model

Łaszkiewicz

Земцов

Баринова

2017

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“…Introducing engineering students to scientific activities helps to develop university science departments, helps improve students' theoretical and practical knowledge, and contributes to the preparation of well-qualified engineering specialists. Involvement in research encourages advanced study and leads to learning and the acquisition of additional skills [Badley, 2002;Prince, Felder & Brent, 2007]. It furthers the acquisition of research skills and teaches students how to make the best use of their time [Kremer & Bringle, 1990;Lino & Duarte, 2011].…”

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Research Activity as an Integral Component of Engineering Education

Kuimova¹,

Burleigh²,

Arnst³

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The international aerospace industry needs to hire specialists who possess a broad range of skills and are able to work independently in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team, generate innovative ideas, solve non-standard problems and make important decisions. To meet new challenges, universities promote active learning and encourage students to participate in research activities. This paper studies the organization of research activities at universities, and factors that benefit their productivity. It also presents the results of a short survey among bachelor students of the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Tomsk Polytechnic University, showing their interest and active participation in research work.

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“…One of the reasons for which research activity from university teachers is being encouraged is the belief that it will lead to better undergraduate teaching, but evidence supporting this claim is scarce (Prince, Felder, & Brent, 2007). Classroom-based research, however, can lead to the improvement of practices at the undergraduate level.…”

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Teacher to Researcher: Reflections on a New Action Research Program for University EFL Teachers

Burns

Westmacott

2018

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One of the current challenges facing many universities is how to support teachers in becoming researchers. This article discusses the experiences at a small private Chilean university of a new action research programme that was developed as a vehicle for helping teachers to become involved in research and write a research publication for peer-reviewed journals. We present findings from research into similar programmes about relevant factors for their success, describe the programme developed at the university with five English as a Foreign Language teachers in 2016, and discuss some reflections on this first year of the programme.Key words: Action research programme, university teachers.Uno de los desafíos que deben enfrentar muchas universidades actualmente es cómo brindar apoyo a sus docentes para formarlos como investigadores. Este artículo analiza las experiencias en una pequeña universidad privada en Chile de un nuevo programa de investigación-acción que desarrollaron como medio para ayudar a sus docentes a realizar investigaciones y redactar publicaciones para una revista revisada por pares. En el presente se abordan evaluaciones de otros programas parecidos, especialmente sobre los factores relevantes para su éxito. También se detalla el programa desarrollado en la universidad en el 2016 con cinco profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera, y se presentan algunas reflexiones sobre este primer año del programa.

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Does Faculty Research Improve Undergraduate Teaching? An Analysis of Existing and Potential Synergies

Cited by 176 publications

References 37 publications

What Affects The Ability To Accumulate The Best Applicants By Russian Universities? The Application Of Quantile Regression Model

What Affects The Ability To Accumulate The Best Applicants By Russian Universities? The Application Of Quantile Regression Model

Research Activity as an Integral Component of Engineering Education

Teacher to Researcher: Reflections on a New Action Research Program for University EFL Teachers

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