Michael J. Hynes
Students-as-producers: Developing valuable student-centered research and learning opportunities
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
desire connect teaching research create productive progressive framework student learning become one significant spaces academic development higher education recent pastthe positive effects student learning inclusion reallife complex unstructured researchlike activities needs core undergraduate education following paradigm student acts producer knowledge instead simply knowledge consumerthe concept underpinning studentasproducer learning grounded research researchlike activities much student learns discoveries working collaboration academic advisers students supportive researchrich environmentthis paper focuses research practices activities study carried undergraduate students school political science sociology national university ireland galway primarily designed studentasproducer project guidance academic supervisorfacilitatorstudents placed center deliberations design development implementation research subsequently become focus particular reflective paperwhat experiences various stages process think worthwhile valueless practice learning principles paramounta series semistructured open questions posed uncover pressures barriers overall learning experiences resulting thoughtful helpful lessons enhance studentcentered learning future