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31 - Undergraduate Research in Political Science

from Part III.3 - Social Sciences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Carol Strong
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

Political science (PSCI) is housed in the social sciences, which together “examine what it means to be a social being, ranging from the minutiae of human behavior … to large scale social movements, demographics, economics and politics” (European Science Foundation, 2016). Undergraduate research (UR) in PSCI, whether using quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods, helps students develop critical thinking skills and tools, whereby they can apply what they learn in class to the real world, rather than just memorizing facts and figures that are forgotten after they take each semester exam.

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undergraduate researchpolitical sciencecritical thinkingresearch methodscourse-based undergraduate researchqualitative researchquantitative researchmixed methods
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 303 - 310
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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