Examining the mentoring of undergraduates engaged in science research: An empirical study of undergraduate-postgraduate-faculty triads

项目概述：本项目拟开展一项为期2年的实证研究，该研究将：(1)根据本科生-研究生-教师三合一关系的强度和功能，确定研究型大学本科生研究经历中实证观察到的师友结构；(2)考察不同师徒结构对大学生参与研究的认知、行为和情感结果的影响；(3)确定女性和未被充分代表的少数民族本科生与多数学生相比，在多大程度上经历了不同的师徒结构或实现了不同的结果。

PROJECT SUMMARYThe PI proposes to conduct a 2-year empirical study that will: (1) identify the mentoring structures that are empirically observable in undergraduate research experiences at research universities, in terms of the strength and function of relationships within the undergraduate-postgraduate-faculty triad; (2) examine how different mentoring structures relate to the cognitive, behavioral, and affective outcomes undergraduates realize from participating in research; and (3) determine the extent to which women and underrepresented minority undergraduates experience different mentoring structures or realize outcomes differentially in comparison to majority students.