Comparing the Level of Commitment to In-Depth Reference and Research Support Services in Two Sets of Chinese Universities

Qin, Xi; Wu, Weiming; Ji, Junjie; Zheng-hui, Zhang; Feng, Ni

doi:10.1080/0194262x.2019.1583624

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“…Both major factors, support from the university and research training environment, have a moderate positive impact on students' research attitudes. This result was in accordance with several past studies about academic research from John and Creighton (2011), Xi et al (2019), Stanford et al (2017), Evans (2010), Murtonen et al (2008), Kozlova and Atamanova (2012, 2013), and David (2003. As for the highlights of this research, it combined independent factors studied in previous researches and did an overall evaluation of undergraduates' academic research situation, specifically at Wenzhou-Kean University, a typical Sino-foreign university.…”

Section: Support From the University And Student's Research Attitudessupporting

confidence: 93%

“…A study reported that on-campus academic activities could increase students' confidence and appreciation of research, leading to postgraduate study (John & Creighton, 2011). Furthermore, Xi et al (2019) discovered that more reputable universities with stronger academic backgrounds have relatively better reference services of libraries. This correlation suggests library service's impact on research attitudes.…”

Section: Support From the Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationships Between External Factors and University Students' Attitudes towards Academic Research

Ji-ying

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Tang

2020

6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20)

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Research is an important part of an academic career, yet it is not always frequently practiced by most students. This descriptive-correlational research aimed to find out the external factors that influence students’ attitudes toward research. We sampled 201 undergraduates at Wenzhou-Kean University and analyzed their responses to the questionnaire in order to determine the relationship between possible factors and their attitudes. The results revealed that the external factor of the training environment has a moderate positive influence on research attitude, while support from the university has a strong positive influence on research attitude. Specifically, factors of faculty support, curriculum design, on-campus academic activities, library service, and financial support all moderately influence students’ attitudes towards research in a positive way. The most salient influential factor of all is faculty support. The results suggested that to improve students’ attitudes towards research, sufficient support is vital, especially academic and financial support. Therefore, to externally encourage students to conduct academic research, faculty and university could give more consideration to support provision.

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Section: Support From the University And Student's Research Attitudessupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Support From the Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationships Between External Factors and University Students' Attitudes towards Academic Research

Ji-ying

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Tang

2020

6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20)

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“…Furthermore, library services in college can help students develop their critical thinking skills which are vital in analyzing the information (Silk et al, 2015, p. 153). Different libraries in China have different capacity levels in supporting undergraduate students' academic activities (Xi et al, 2019), and varying levels of library services may lead to different attitudes toward research for undergraduate students.…”

Section: Research Support From Collegementioning

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Factors That Shape University Students’ Attitudes Towards Academic Research

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Chen

Wang

2020

6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20)

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Students almost always hold different attitudes toward academic research. In order to describe that phenomenon and find out the factors which affected and caused students’ different attitudes toward academic research, the researchers investigated Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) students’ attitudes towards the support from the university, research training environment, and their future academic career directions. This descriptive-quantitative study also considered students’ attitudes as a variable to measure respondents’ understanding and knowledge of academic research, and personal experiences. The sample size of 227 undergraduates represented the cross sectional respondents of the four colleges. Based on data collected by online questionnaires, results showed that most WKU students held positive attitudes toward academic research and are aware of its significance. WKU students did not have enough personal experiences in undertaking research studies. Generally, WKU students realized and acknowledged the significance of academic research in cultivating their inquiry mind and gain better understanding of the research course content. All of the three factors could affect students’ attitudes and motivations toward academic research. Faculty mentoring in the research training environment has the strongest influence while on-campus related activities in the support from the university has the lightest influence on WKU undergraduates’ attitudes towards research.

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