TY - JOUR
T1 - The Research Mentoring Program
T2 - Serving the Needs of Graduate and Undergraduate Researchers
AU - Horowitz, Jessica
AU - Christopher, Kelly B.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Many institutions of higher education confront seemingly unrelated needs of graduate students, who need not only to complete their dissertations but also to learn how to become proficient mentors for undergraduates as they move on to faculty roles. The graduate students are increasingly searching out high-impact learning experiences such as involvement with undergraduate research. The program we describe in this article offers a solution to these issues by pairing undergraduates with graduate students to work on their dissertation research. Undergraduates undertake hands-on research while learning about graduate school, and the graduate students learn about the mentoring process while receiving assistance that allows them to keep their dissertations moving toward completion.
AB - Many institutions of higher education confront seemingly unrelated needs of graduate students, who need not only to complete their dissertations but also to learn how to become proficient mentors for undergraduates as they move on to faculty roles. The graduate students are increasingly searching out high-impact learning experiences such as involvement with undergraduate research. The program we describe in this article offers a solution to these issues by pairing undergraduates with graduate students to work on their dissertation research. Undergraduates undertake hands-on research while learning about graduate school, and the graduate students learn about the mentoring process while receiving assistance that allows them to keep their dissertations moving toward completion.
KW - Graduate education
KW - Mentoring
KW - Undergraduate research
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U2 - 10.1007/s10755-012-9230-3
DO - 10.1007/s10755-012-9230-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874662143
SN - 0742-5627
VL - 38
SP - 105
EP - 116
JO - Innovative Higher Education
JF - Innovative Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -