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

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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
    Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Rio Verde, Sul Goiana Highway, Km 01, Rural Area, P.O. Box 66, Rio Verde 75901-970, 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
    Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Morrinhos, BR-153 Highway, Km 633, Rural Area, P.O. Box 92, Morrinhos 75620-000, 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
    Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Dr. Arnaldo Avenue, 455, Cerqueira César 01246-903, SP, Brazil)

  • Matias Noll

    (Instituto Federal Goiano—Campus Ceres, GO-154 Highway, Km 03, Rural Area, P.O. Box 51, Ceres 76300-000, GO, Brazil
    Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Samambaia Campus, Goiânia-Nerópolis Highway, Km-12, P.O. Box 131, Goiânia 74001-970, GO, Brazil
    Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 227 Street, Block 68, Goiânia 74605-080, GO, Brazil)

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.

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  • Angélica Ferreira Melo & Woska Pires da Costa & Rhanya Rafaella Rodrigues & Lorena de Almeida Cavalcante Brandão Nunes & Priscilla Rayanne E Silva Noll & Matias Noll, 2023. "Panorama of Undergraduate Research in Brazil: Profile, Scientific Production, and Perceptions," Publications, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-24, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:11:y:2023:i:2:p:30-:d:1156926
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