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49 - Undergraduate Research in Canada

Growing a Culture of Research for Undergraduate Education

from Part IV.1 - Americas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Kara Lynne Loy
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

Higher education in Canada seeks to provide opportunities for students to succeed by advancing scholarly, technical, and practical (employability) skills. Some institutions, especially research-oriented degree-granting universities, engage students with research in order to advance such skills. Increasingly, undergraduate research opportunities align with preparing students for further studies or the workforce through projects that connect with community and industry. Faculty, staff, and administrators provide undergraduate research through curricular and co-curricular initiatives as a proven way to enhance and amplify the student experience while driving research outputs and campus partnerships. Current trends mean an intensification of challenges to sustain funding for the traditional faculty-mentored student project. As a result, diversification of undergraduate research is occurring. While benefits for students are still generated in terms of skill development and career clarification, Canadian campuses are investing in more innovative opportunities.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 456 - 463
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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