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| Abstract Title: | A case study approach to understanding a remote undergraduate research program |
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| Abstract: | Due to the growing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities either canceled or remotely hosted their 2020 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs. This study is part of a larger study examining the impact of these fully remote experiences on professional and psychosocial factors such as mentees' sense of belonging, identity, and self-efficacy and their retention in STEM degree programs. We present a single-student case study and describe the dramaturgical analysis which centers on identifying five fundamental constructs within the data: objectives, conflicts, tactics, attitudes, and emotions. These items investigate what the participant in the remote REU program experienced, and how this experience changed the ways in which he thinks about his future career decision-making. Our analysis explored four different themes: Lack of community, mentor support, real REU experience in a virtual format, and future career decision-making. The mentee reported that this experience was highly beneficial and that he developed a sense of belonging and identity, despite working remotely – often from his own bedroom. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 Room D |
| Poster Number: | 1D-13 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Dina Zohrabi Alaee School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, 84 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY, 14623-5604 Rochester, NY 14623 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Benjamin M. Zwickl School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, 84 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY, 14623-5604 |
