School engagement projects as authentic and empowering alternatives to research-led honours projects

Colin McClure; Matthew Hudson; Kieran Higgins

School engagement projects as authentic and empowering alternatives to research-led honours projects

Colin McClure, Matthew Hudson, Kieran Higgins

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Abstract

Here we introduce School-Engagement Projects (SEPs) as an alternative to lab-based capstone projects for STEM undergraduate students, an initiative between Queen’s, W5 and the STEM Hub NI for students to develop, deliver, and determine the impact of outreach activities within local schools on current research undertaken within the University.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36
Number of pages	1
Journal	Reflections
Volume	33
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 Oct 2022

Keywords

school engagement projects
capstone projects
science communication
outreach
authentic learning
community based learning

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School engagement projects as authentic and empowering alternatives to research-led honours projects

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