Supporting the Biomedical Science UG Project Research Journey Through Staff-Student Partnerships

Autor: S. Veuger, L. Cookson, H. Creighton, S. Gallaher, S. Racey, M. Ridley, I. Robson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: British Journal of Biomedical Science, Vol 81 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2474-0896
DOI: 10.3389/bjbs.2024.12215
Popis: Introduction: Developing research skills enhances graduate attributes and student employability. The UG research project is coined the pedagogy of the 21st century but the diversity of supervisory styles is a source of student perceived inequality of experience. The goal of this study was to provide structure and support to undergraduate (UG) biomedical science research students and supervisors by co-creating research informed resources that are accessible, engaging and student centred. We asked 1) How do UG students experience research supervision? 2) What approaches do supervisors use to support UG project students? 3) How do students as partners benefit from being involved in pedagogical research?Materials and Methods: In Stage One, 3 UG student research partners co-developed questionnaires and followed these up with semi-structured interviews. Fifty two UG project students took part in an interactive poll and 14 supervisors answered a questionnaire. Seven students and 4 supervisors were interviewed. These were analysed by thematic analysis. In Stage Two, the questions were asked of UG project students (n = 79) via an interactive poll and the resource developed in Stage One was trialled with students (n = 68) and supervisors (n = 37).Results: The global theme identified was that students feel strongly that the student-supervisor relationship influences their experience, satisfaction and success. In all polls, >90% of students but
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