Creating Quality Undergraduate Research Programs in Economics: How, When, Where (And Why)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2012
Abstract
While undergraduate research (UR) has been growing across the academy for decades, economics has been relatively slow to adopt it as pedagogy. We argue for the development of comprehensive UR programs that not only require capstone research experiences, but integrate foundational research skills throughout the curriculum. Fundamentally, there is a hierarchy whereby students learn basic research skills in lower-level courses, develop ability integrating content knowledge and research skills in upper-levels, and produce independent or collaborative research projects in later semesters. To facilitate such improvements, we make six recommendations for departments to consider when building or strengthening their UR environment.
Publication Title
American Economist
Volume
57
Issue
1
First Page
96
Last Page
110
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/056943451205700108
ISSN
05694345
E-ISSN
23281235
Citation Information
Deloach, Perry-Sizemore, E., & Borg, M. O. (2012). CREATING QUALITY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN ECONOMICS: HOW, WHEN, WHERE (AND WHY). The American Economist (New York, N.Y. 1960), 57(1), 96–110. https://doi.org/10.1177/056943451205700108