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Going URB@N: researching the student experience through undergraduate research bursaries at Northampton

Butcher, J., Maunder, R. and McCormack, M. (2010) Going URB@N: researching the student experience through undergraduate research bursaries at Northampton. Workshop presented to: University of Northampton Learning and Teaching Conference: Learning Dialogues, University of Northampton, England, 13 May 2010. (Unpublished)

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Abstract: This workshop will complement the URB@N poster presentations which attendees at the conference will have been able to view at break and lunchtime. Accompanied by up to nine undergraduate bursary holders, the authors will explore with colleagues the story of URB@N. While the study skills literature recognises the kind of undergraduate dissertation model common across HE, and some academic journal articles report undergraduate research teams in the sciences, URB@N offers a unique instance of undergraduates supporting pedagogic research. The involvement of students in researching the student experience is thus groundbreaking. The evaluation of the pilot version of this innovative student researcher programme (2009) will be briefly outlined, before the substantive part of the workshop, which will focus on outcomes from the 2010 version. Workshop participants will be encouraged to interact with student researchers and project leaders to elicit the benefits to both staff and students of these supported, novice researcher roles
Uncontrolled Keywords: Student experience; pedagogic research; undergraduate research; student bursaries
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB3602 School life. Student manners and customs
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1028 Educational research
Creators: Butcher, John, Maunder, Rachel and McCormack, Matthew
Corporate Creators: University of Northampton
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > University Departments > Learning and Teaching
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Social and Cultural Research in Psychology Group
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date: 13 May 2010
Date Type: Presentation
Event Title: University of Northampton Learning and Teaching Conference: Learning Dialogues
Event Dates: 13 May 2010
Event Location: University of Northampton, England
Event Type: Conference
Language: English
Status: Unpublished
Refereed: Yes
Related URLs:
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2619

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