scholarly journals Engaging Undergraduates in Social Science Research: The Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loleen Berdahl
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Student Involvement ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Communications Skills ◽  
Media Communications ◽  
The University

Although student involvement in research and inquiry can advance undergraduate learning, there are limited opportunities for undergraduate students to be directly involved in social science research.  Social science faculty typically work outside of laboratory settings, with the limited research assistance work being completed by graduate students.  The challenge, therefore, is to find ways to involve undergraduate social science students in research projects that relate to their field of study and that allow them to develop career-relevant skills. The Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan project presents a unique model for undergraduate student involvement in social science research.  The project involved over 30 faculty members from across the University of Saskatchewan’s Division of Social Sciences and over 40 undergraduate students.  Students were directly involved in data collection, data analysis, report writing and media communications. Through their involvement, students developed and applied research, inquiry and communications skills.  Drawing on academic literature regarding undergraduate involvement in research, this paper will present an overview of the Taking the Pulse project, and reflect on the lessons of the project.

Problems of Japanese Economic History

1963 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-628
Author(s):  
Sydney Crawcour
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
American Counterpart ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The economic history of the underdeveloped areas of the world, insofar as it has been written at all, has been written mainly by Western scholars. In the field of economic history, at any rate, Japan is far from underdeveloped. She has more economic historians per thousand academics than any other country in the world. Roughly a quarter of all faculty members of departments of economics are economic historians. Others are to be found in departments of history, in social science research institutes, and in faculties of agriculture, law, and even engineering. Even the local amateur antiquarian is far more interested in the economic activities of his forebears than is his European or American counterpart.

scholarly journals Social science and forestry curricula: Some survey results

2001 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Tindall
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science Content ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Survey Results

In this article, findings from a study of a forestry curriculum are used to identify current gaps and potential avenues of pedagogical contributions pertaining to social science content. In setting a context for this analysis a brief review of the potential contributions of social science to forestry, and a description of current social science research on forestry in B.C. and the surrounding region is provided. Survey results from: 1) stakeholders in forestry, 2) forestry undergraduate students, and 3) forestry faculty all point to the need for incorporating more social science content into forestry curricula. These survey results dovetail with observations about the need for more social science research on forestry topics. Key words: social science, forestry curricula, intergroup differences, social survey research

Missionary Archives and Historical-Anthropological Research

Itinerario ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Dick Kooiman
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
African Studies ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The University

In the summer of 1992 the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London hosted a workshop that deserves the interest of the readers of Itinerario. It was a workshop on missionary archives exclusively meant to explore the rich potential of these missionary sources for social science research. The initiative for this two-day study-conference was taken by the historian David Arnold and the archivist Rosemary Seton, both of them associated with SOAS.

scholarly journals A Synopsis of Synthesis: A Review of Major and Savin-Baden's An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Smithmyer
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Worth Reading ◽  
The University

This review looks at the book An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis: Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research, by Claire Howell Major and Maggi Savin-Baden. Following the format for reviewing a book presented by the University of Alberta (2010), this review analyzes the book by audience, point by point, and then gives a general overview of the reviewer's opinion of the book. The book has several strong features, such as the procedural explanations and the clear defense of criticisms of synthesis, few failings, and presents a strong introduction for several audiences. Overall, this is a book well worth reading due to the strong content and the valuable procedures which Major and Savin-Baden provide.

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