RCN-UBE Incubator: Consortium for the Integration of Ethical Research Practices into Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Biological Sciences

RCN-UBE 孵化器：将伦理研究实践融入生物科学本科生研究经验的联盟

• 批准号: 1727867
• 负责人: Jeffrey Olimpo
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1727867&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; UBE; Incubator; Consortium; Integration

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have emerged as a viable mechanism to increase student access to authentic scientific opportunities. Current evidence in the bioeducation literature indicates that student engagement in CUREs results in significant gains in their development of scientific reasoning skills, attitudes, and persistence in the domain. Authentic research experiences have likewise been shown to positively influence students' interest in scientific inquiry and their ability to "think like a scientist." While the above corpus of research has focused extensively on student outcomes within CUREs, more recent efforts have articulated the need to examine the extent to which contextual features and affordances within such learning environments mediate students' academic and professional development. Among these factors, the ability to conduct research in an ethical and responsible manner is argued to be of critical value, as it is one of the hallmarks of rigorous scientific investigation. Although the need to engender ethical and responsible research practices in students is therefore apparent, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have examined the integration of ethics/RCR education within CURE contexts, despite its broader importance to professionalism within the scientific community. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent existent ethics/RCR frameworks are amenable to CURE instruction. The proposed initiative seeks to address these concerns through the formation of a consortium and structured activities that will foster sustainable relationships between individuals from diverse organizations, including minority-serving institutions, two-year colleges, research universities, and professional societies, who will be tasked with the exploration of ethics and responsible conduct of research within CUREs in the biological sciences. Specifically, network activities and products will: a) define and describe the current state of ethics/RCR education within bioscience CUREs; b) detail the perceptions of postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and administrators responsible for teaching and scholarship in the areas of CURE implementation and bioethics in regard to the long-term role of ethics/RCR in research-driven courses; and c) enhance both participants' and the publics' knowledge of ethics education in the context of authentic, research-based coursework through the dissemination of a public consortium website, presentations, and publications.This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange.org/finalreport/).

基于课程的本科生研究经历（CURE）已成为增加学生获得真实科学机会的可行机制。生物教育文献中的当前证据表明，学生参与 CURE 可以在他们的科学推理技能、态度和对该领域的坚持方面取得显着的进步。同样，真实的研究经历也被证明可以积极影响学生对科学探究的兴趣和“像科学家一样思考”的能力。虽然上述研究广泛关注 CURE 中的学生成果，但最近的努力表明需要检查此类学习环境中的情境特征和可供性在多大程度上介导学生的学术和专业发展。在这些因素中，以道德和负责任的方式进行研究的能力被认为具有至关重要的价值，因为它是严格科学研究的标志之一。因此，尽管在学生中培养道德和负责任的研究实践的必要性是显而易见的，但据我们所知，没有研究考察道德/RCR教育在CURE背景下的整合，尽管它对科学界的专业精神具有更广泛的重要性。此外，尚不清楚现有伦理/RCR 框架在多大程度上符合 CURE 指令。拟议的倡议旨在通过组建一个联盟和结构化活动来解决这些问题，这些活动将促进来自不同组织的个人之间的可持续关系，包括少数族裔服务机构、两年制学院、研究型大学和专业协会，他们的任务是在生物科学的 CURE 范围内探索伦理和负责任的研究行为。具体来说，网络活动和产品将： a) 定义和描述生物科学 CURE 中伦理/RCR 教育的现状； b) 详细说明负责 CURE 实施和生物伦理学领域教学和学术的博士后研究员、教师和管理人员对伦理学/RCR 在研究驱动课程中的长期作用的看法； c) 通过传播公共联盟网站、演示文稿和出版物，在真实的、基于研究的课程背景下增强参与者和公众的道德教育知识。该项目由生物理事会共同资助科学（BIO）、生物基础设施部以及教育和人力资源理事会（EHR）、本科教育部，作为其努力解决本科生物教育愿景和变革：行动呼吁中提出的挑战的一部分（http://visionandchange.org/finalreport/）。

项目成果

Recommendations for Effective Integration of Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research (E/RCR) Education into Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report

关于将道德和负责任的研究行为（E/RCR）教育有效融入基于课程的本科生研究经验的建议：会议报告

• DOI: 10.1187/cbe.18-10-0203
• 发表时间: 2019-06
• 期刊: CBE—Life Sciences Education
• 作者: Diaz;Fisher, Ginger R.;Esparza, David;Bhatt, Jay M.;D’Arcy, Christina E.;Apodaca, Jennifer;Brownell, Sara;Corwin, Lisa;Davis, William B.;Floyd, Kevin W.;et al
• 通讯作者: et al

Current Approaches for Integrating Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) Education into Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A National Assessment

将负责任和道德的研究行为（RECR）教育融入基于课程的本科生研究经验的当前方法：国家评估

• DOI: 10.1187/cbe.20-08-0179
• 发表时间: 2021-09
• 期刊: CBE Life Sciences Education
• 作者: Diaz-Martinez LA;Hernandez AA;D'Arcy CE;Corral S;Bhatt JM;Esparza D;Rosenberg M;Olimpo JT
• 通讯作者: Olimpo JT