Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisors

Faith Agostinone-Wilson is associate professor of education at Aurora University. She is the author of Dialectical Research Methods in the Classical Marxist Tradition and Marxism and Education beyond Identity: Sexuality and Schooling and has been published in several journals and edited books. A member of the Rouge Forum educational collective, Faith lives in Waukegan, Illinois. Her research interests include education policy, copyleft movement, sexuality, and counter-hegemonic research methodologies.Jeff Thomas works in Northwest Washington where he serves as a high school English teacher and as an instructor for the University of Washington. In 2011, he received his National Boards of Teaching Certification, and has since served with AP and College Board in test development and assessment. He has a BA from Aurora University, an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has worked as a writer and editor for Random House.

• IntroductionJeff ThomasSection One: Undergraduates and Research PedagogyChapter One: Today’s Undergraduate Student: Implications for Teaching ResearchFaith Agostinone-WilsonChapter Two: Political Contexts for Undergraduate Research PedagogiesFaith Agostinone-WilsonChapter Three: Economic Contexts for Undergraduate Research PedagogiesFaith Agostinone-WilsonChapter Four: Academic and Social Contexts for Undergraduate Research PedagogiesFaith Agostinone-WilsonChapter Five: Engaging Undergraduate Students in the Study of Research Methodology Christina M. Bruhn and Jeffrey J. BulandaChapter Six: Integrating Research Projects into Content-Based Instruction: Variations and ResourcesSara JohnsonSection Two: Providing Writing GuidanceChapter Seven: Successful Critical Writing for Undergraduates: A Practical Approach through ScaffoldingPam GobleChapter Eight: Narrative Inquiry as an Undergraduate Research Experience Joan Flynn FeeChapter Nine: Introducing Undergrads to Research Writing: Experiential ApproachesMeredith HarveySection Three: Specific Research ContextsChapter Ten: Overcoming Challenges in Field Research for Non-Science MajorsRichard BoniakChapter Eleven: Measuring the Impact of Service Learning ProjectsChristopher WellsChapter Twelve: Where’s Larry? or Adventures with Undergraduates in the Field Gerald WaiteChapter Thirteen: Visualizing Data in Educational Research: Issues, Methods, and Resources Sheri R. KleinConclusionJeff ThomasAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

Handbook for Undergraduate Research Advisorsprovides detailed information regarding not only the demographics of the population of undergraduate students today, but also gives practical examples on how to best assist students in many different research methodologies and fields. With the structure of each chapter, the text models what good research should look like, while providing functional advice on how to assist students in each context areas. I found the handbook to be very useful in being able to address multiple types of challenges that arise in the undergraduate research classroom. I recommend this book for instructors of undergraduate students in all academic fields. It is a must-have in providing classroom support.