The chemical engineering research laboratory as context for graduate students' training: The role of lab structure and cultural climate in collaborative work
The chemical engineering research laboratory as context for graduate students' training: The role of lab structure and cultural climate in collaborative work
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DOI：
10.1016/j.lcsi.2017.04.001
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发表时间：
2017-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Forbis, Alexander K.
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作者：
Park, John Jongho;Choe, Nathan Hyungsok;Forbis, Alexander K.
本研究调查了工程研究生在两个跨学科研究实验室学习材料工程的经历，他们对自己的学习和目标的影响的看法，以及发表高质量期刊文章所需的合作任务。在使用持续比较方法的定性调查中，数据来自实验室成员的个人访谈和观察。调查结果集中在三个主题上。首先，实验室的结构和沟通方式似乎会影响团队合作和个人学习。其次，同伴合作的重要性似乎对学生通过实验室工作获取知识至关重要。最后，实验室的气候和文化影响个人的生产力和参与研究的动机，有时促进，有时阻碍成为充分参与实验室成员的进展。贡献包括更好地理解工程研究生在实验室的生活是如何定位的，以及如何与小组协作过程交织在一起。
The current study investigated the experiences of engineering graduate students in two interdisciplinary research laboratories studying materials engineering, their perceptions of influences on their learning and goals, and the collaborative tasks needed to produce quality journal articles. In a qualitative inquiry using constant comparison methods, data came from individual interviews of lab members and observations. Findings coalesced in three themes. First, the lab structure and lines of communication seemed to influence group collaboration and individual learning. Second, the importance of peer collaboration seemed crucial to students' knowledge acquisition through lab work. Finally, a lab's climate and culture influenced individuals' productivity and motivation to participate in research, sometimes facilitating, sometimes impeding progress in becoming fully participating lab members. Contributions include providing a better understanding of how engineering graduate students' lives in the lab are situated and intertwined with group collaborative processes.