Documenting the Aspiration Gap in Institutional Language About Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work

Vicki L. Baker; Jane Greer; Laura G. Lunsford; Meghan J. Pifer; Dijana Ihas

doi:10.1007/s10755-016-9372-9

Documenting the Aspiration Gap in Institutional Language About Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work

Vicki L. Baker, Jane Greer, Laura G. Lunsford, Meghan J. Pifer, Dijana Ihas

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We conducted a content-analysis of the websites of 100 institutional members of the Council of Undergraduate Research in order to examine the relationship between messages communicated on websites as compared to messages expressed within institutional procedures and policies. Findings show that public research institutions were more likely than baccalaureate institutions to have an Office of Undergraduate Research. Further incentives and supports provided by such offices are predominantly directed to students. Lastly, our analysis of promotion and tenure policies reveals that only 14 institutions out of the 100 in our sample explicitly mentioned mentoring undergraduate researchers in the evaluation criteria for faculty members. We offer implications for research and practice.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-143
Number of pages	17
Journal	Innovative Higher Education
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-016-9372-9
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

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Content analysis
Faculty experiences
Institutional websites
Undergraduate research

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