Panorama of Undergraduate Research in Brazil: Profile, Scientific Production, and Perceptions

Angélica Ferreira Melo, Woska Pires da Costa (), Rhanya Rafaella Rodrigues, Lorena de Almeida Cavalcante Brandão Nunes, Priscilla Rayanne E Silva Noll and Matias Noll ()
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Angélica Ferreira Melo: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
Woska Pires da Costa: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
Rhanya Rafaella Rodrigues: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
Lorena de Almeida Cavalcante Brandão Nunes: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
Priscilla Rayanne E Silva Noll: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
Matias Noll: Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil

Publications, 2023, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: Undergraduate Research (UR) is an institutional program that introduces undergraduate students to scientific research. The program selects research projects proposed by advisors and students for execution. Despite the importance of knowing the stages of research activities in undergraduate research, only a few studies have evaluated data on this subject. Therefore, this study aims to outline an overview of UR in a Brazilian educational institution, considering the profiles of students and advisors, students’ scientific productions, and perceptions about the experience of both. The study was a mixed-approach case study conducted through a questionnaire and interviews. The sample consisted of 213 undergraduate students and 167 UR supervisors. The results show that the largest group of students were aged 21 and 22 (46.6%) and supervisors 33 to 38 years (38.9%). Regarding the scientific productions of students, those who participated twice or more in undergraduate research had higher indicators compared to those who were participating for the first time. Students’ perceptions of their evolution and perceptions of the advisors were mostly positive, with a greater number of responses classified as very good to good. Thus, the satisfaction of researchers in being part of this experience was perceived and the need to improve the scientific production indicators of students, mediated by the advisors stimulating the writing of articles, abstracts, and books, as well as participation in events and patent development, was shown. We conclude that undergraduate research activities promote the integral development of students’ academic, scientific, personal, and professional terms, which ultimately reflect critical and emancipatory actions in society.

Keywords: science education; undergraduate research experience; research; bibliographic production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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