Teaching Students How to Do Research

What is it about?

Graduates of the social sciences heavily use their knowledge of research design and analysis in their careers, yet they often rely on a single research methods course in their undergraduate education to learn how to conduct social research. This paper examines the educational effectiveness of having students complete full-scale research projects in non-methods courses.

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Why is it important?

My findings show that making room for research projects in non-methods courses improves students' confidence in their abilities to conduct social research. Given that research is an important tool used in the workforce to study social phenomena and inequalities, instructors of the social sciences should more frequently incorporate research projects into their courses.