The impact of undergraduate research experiences (UREs) is supported by evidence from physical and life science fields, especially when student-apprentices work in traditional laboratories. Within social sciences specifically, some excellent student outcomes associated with UREs adhere to non–lab-based modalities like course-based research experiences (CUREs). Here, the authors evaluate the laboratory-based undergraduate research experiences (LUREs) as a potentially valuable approach for incorporating social science undergraduates in research. Using comparative analysis of survey data from students completing three types of social science-based UREs (n = 235), individual research experiences (IREs), CUREs, or LUREs, students perceived gains overall regardless of the type of experience, with some indication that LUREs are the most effective.
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- Laboratory-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (LUREs): Evidence of effectiveness from the social sciences
- Ruth, Alissa (Author)
- Brewis, Alexandra (Author)
- Beresford, Melissa (Author)
- Smith, Michael E. (Author)
- Stojanowski, Christopher (Author)
- Wutich, Amber (Author)
- Digital object identifier: https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/7/1/3
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Ruth A., A. Brewis, M. Beresford, M.E. Smith, C.M. Stojanowski, C. SturtzSreetharan & A. Wutich. (2023) Lab-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (LUREs): Evidence of Effectiveness from the Social Sciences. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 7(1): 43-53. https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.190499
Published at https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/7/1/3