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Lessons Learned from Researching, Writing and Publishing with Undergraduate Students in Higher Education

Lessons Learned from Researching, Writing and Publishing with Undergraduate Students in Higher Education

Authors :
Carla Solvason
Chloe Roberts
Emily Huffer
Ryan Careford
Lucy Page
Emma Parsons
Holly Holder
Thalia Poppitt
Sarah Watkins
Source :
Research in Post-Compulsory Education. 2023 28(4):614-629.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This paper is based upon a collaborative research project with a group of eight second-year students studying on an Early Childhood BA at a Midlands (UK) University. The empirical research project emerged as a response to the concerning levels of disengagement demonstrated by this group post-pandemic. Because the focus of their module was research approaches, as module lead, I took the decision to engage the students in "real world" research. I reasoned that if the stakes were raised, they might feel more compelled to interact with the content in a meaningful way. An anonymous survey, exploring student health, wellbeing and motivation, was the result. Although the survey added little to the existing discourse concerning the drivers and barriers for Higher Education students in 2023, the process provided an extremely rich learning experience for the students, particularly in relation to the complexity of the ethical decisions required for research and researcher positionality. This article focuses upon the process of the research and the barriers encountered, but it also considers the ethics of using the incidental data that resulted.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1359-6748 and 1747-5112
Volume :
28
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Research in Post-Compulsory Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1404641
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2023.2253652