Cross-Disciplinary CURE Program Increases Educational Aspirations in a Large Community College

Autor/inn/en	Meyer, Rika; Sohani, Madhura; Alvares, Stacy M.; Hunt, Katharine; Sciabarra, Christina; Gapinskim, Jacqueline Goeres
Titel	Cross-Disciplinary CURE Program Increases Educational Aspirations in a Large Community College
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 22 (2023) 2, Artikel 21 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1187/cbe.21-09-0258
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Program Effectiveness; Community Colleges; Academic Aspiration; Barriers; Community College Students; Research Training; Learning Experience; Program Development; Research Skills; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Correlation; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Community college; Community College; Community colleges; College students; Collegestudent; Lernerfahrung; Programmplanung; Forschungsleistung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Korrelation; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Undergraduate research experiences have been widely demonstrated as a beneficial and essential component of the college experience. However, many community colleges face barriers and lack of support in implementing such research programs, which means a significant number of community college students miss out on these impactful experiences. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) represent a feasible way to increase access to research experiences within community colleges. To investigate whether these CURE opportunities resulted in comparable to 4-year university CURE students, a CURE program was developed across various disciplines in a large community college and the impact on community college students was assessed. Analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data showed that students reported improvement in research skills, increases in confidence, and increases in educational aspirations. Peer interactions and instructor relationships in CUREs were identified as key factors associated with increases in research skills. Key factors associated with increases in educational aspirations included confidence in research-based courses, seeking additional research opportunities, and building a meaningful relationship with the instructor, but only if confidence increased as well. Our findings indicate that CUREs positively impact student outcomes in the community college setting and may provide increased access to research experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01