Promoting Undergraduate Research in Economics

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail M. Hoyt ◽  
KimMarie McGoldrick
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
World Report ◽  
Innovative Approaches ◽  
National Universities

This paper provides a snapshot of undergraduate research at top 30 liberal arts institutions and top 30 national universities (based on U.S. News and World Report rankings, 2017). This description provides a broader perspective than exists in the literature as we identify departmental motivations for providing undergraduate research opportunities despite the lack of mandates. We also document the extent to which a variety of forms of undergraduate research occur (programmatically and by student numbers). Also included are descriptions of innovative approaches to promoting undergraduate research in light of constraints and methods for creating a culture conducive to undergraduate research.

scholarly journals A Principal Components Analysis Of The U.S. News & World Report Tier Rankings Of National Liberal Arts Colleges

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Principal Components Analysis ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Academic Reputation ◽  
Ranking Criteria ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
World Report ◽  
National Universities

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 37.8pt 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Analyzing the relative contribution of eleven ranking criteria used to construct the 1999 </span><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">U.S. News &amp; World Report</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> (</span><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">USNWR)<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> tier rankings of national universities, Webster (2000) found by utilizing principal components analysis the actual contributions differed significantly from the explicit USNWR weighting scheme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This difference was due to the presence of severe and pervasive multicollinearity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Although </span>USNWR<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> assigns the greatest explicit weight to academic reputation, Webster found that the most significant ranking criterion was average SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores of enrolled students. This paper extends Webster's study to the </span>USNWR<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> tier rankings of national liberal arts colleges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The results of this study reinforces Webster's findings about the importance of academically related ranking criteria, although academic reputation appears to carry greater weight for national liberal arts colleges than for national universities.</span></span></p>

Faculty and Undergraduate Perceptions of Expertise within Social Media

2012 ◽  
pp. 227-246
Author(s):  
Mary J. Snyder Broussard ◽  
Rebecca A. Wilson ◽  
Janet McNeil Hurlbert ◽  
Alison S. Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Online News ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Advanced Degrees ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Media Applications

Social media applications like wikis, blogs, and comments on online news feeds emphasize user participation, encouraging ongoing revision by volunteer expertise. Surveying undergraduate students and teaching faculty at two small liberal arts institutions enabled the researchers to examine how both students and faculty view this new expertise, and how appropriate each group sees this expertise for completing undergraduate research. The results show that students are using social media extensively for preliminary research and educational videos, with Wikipedia and YouTube being the most popular sites for this purpose. Students and faculty continue to value advanced degrees, publications, and experience as the most important indicators of expertise. Students and faculty agree that users must always question the accuracy of information on social media sites, but faculties are not satisfied with students’ ability to evaluate such information.

Reasons for Student Behavior Codes: A Qualitative Study at Two Christian Liberal Arts Institutions

NASPA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad A. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Institutional Values

One of the great challenges facing Christian higher education is the role and impact of student behavior codes in furthering institutional values and inculcating those values in the students served by such institutions. The perspectives of administrators, faculty members, and students regarding the rationale for codes of conduct at their institution are examined. To obtain data, administrators, faculty members, and students at two Christian liberal arts institutions completed questionnaires and participated in follow-up interviews based on individual responses to the questionnaire. The views of all three groups are described as they see behavior codes relating to institutional purpose and the development and implementation of such codes.

The Nature of Student Affairs Work in the Liberal Arts College

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan B. Hirt ◽  
Catherine T. Amelink ◽  
Steven R Schneiter
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Student Affairs Administration ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution

The mission of the liberal arts institution is to educate the whole student; this parallels the aims of student affairs administration. How does this mission affect what student affairs professionals employed at these institutions do? For this study, researchers examined the nature of work for student affairs administrators at liberal arts institutions. Results revealed that professional life can be conceptualized through three themes: the manner in which work is conducted, work habits in relation to students, and the work environment.

Mechanics of undergraduate research at liberal arts colleges

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Musicant ◽  
Amruth Kumar ◽  
Doug Baldwin ◽  
Ellen Walker
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Undergraduate Research
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