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Study Design

The Integration of Research Training in Undergraduate Degrees in the S ocial Sciences Jonathan Parker. Study Design. Survey of the curriculum in four social science disciplines: Sociology Business Economics Politics Random sample of 35 universities

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Study Design

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  1. The Integration of Research Training in Undergraduate Degrees in the Social SciencesJonathan Parker

  2. Study Design Survey of the curriculum in four social science disciplines: Sociology Business Economics Politics Random sample of 35 universities Gather programme specifications and module information for each programme in single honours or major degrees in each subject Measure the number of credits in each programme of: Quantitative Methods Qualitative Methods and Research Design Undergraduate Research

  3. The Sample 35 Universities (1 had no information and was dropped, leaving 34 in the sample) 17 Pre-1992 institutions 17 Post-1992 institutions • Russell Group 26 Non-Russell Group

  4. Business

  5. Crosstabs on Any Research Methods (Business) Chi Square prob value .677 Chi Square prob value .119

  6. Crosstabs on Undergraduate Research (Business) Chi Square prob value .474 Chi Square prob value .573

  7. Economics

  8. Crosstabs on Any Research Methods (Economics)

  9. Crosstabs on Undergraduate Research (Economics) Chi Square prob value .678 Chi Square prob value .067

  10. Sociology

  11. Crosstabs on Any Research Methods (Sociology) Chi Square prob value .524 Chi Square prob value .211

  12. Crosstabs on Undergraduate Research (Sociology) Chi Square prob value .678 Chi Square prob value .041*

  13. Politics

  14. Crosstabs on Any Research Methods (Politics) Chi Square prob value .469 Chi Square prob value .517

  15. Crosstabs on Undergraduate Research (Politics) Chi Square prob value .751 Chi Square prob value .477

  16. Research Methods Across Disciplines

  17. Observations • There are distinct differences across disciplines, but an overwhelming majority retain a commitment to research methods training and undergraduate research. • Politics, with its split background in the humanities, appears the weakest of the four disciplines surveyed. • There is no strong differences in provision between Russell Group institutions and others. • There is a tendency for pre-1992 universities to show a stronger commitment to undergraduate research than post-1992 institutions for these four disciplines.

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