Course-based undergraduate research to advance environmental education, science, and resource management

Messager, Mathis L., Comte, Lise, Couto, Thiago B. A., Koontz, Elliot D., Kuehne, Lauren M., Rogosch, Jane S., Stiling, Rebekah R. and Olden, Julian D. (2022) Course-based undergraduate research to advance environmental education, science, and resource management. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (7). pp. 431-440. ISSN 1540-9295

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Abstract

Every year, field excursions engage students of ecology in experiential learning that results in wide-ranging and well-documented pedagogical benefits. Much less appreciated, however, is the potential for these excursions to contribute long-term data that advance scientific knowledge and natural resource management. Here we explore this potential by providing a global synthesis of field data collection, mapping the geography, temporal extent, and type of data collected by students worldwide, and calling attention to the associated benefits and challenges for course instructors. We then offer perspectives on how undergraduate courses in ecology can more broadly contribute to science, management, and policy. Finally, we highlight how several aspects – namely, existing frameworks, resources, and networks; enhanced institutional support; and synergies with the broader science community – can help undergraduate ecology courses achieve their full potential for contributing to both education and science for society.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Data Availability StatementA summary table of the instructor survey is available onFigshare at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16917616.v1. Research funding: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Grant Number: ANR-17-EURE-0018
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,ecology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1105
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2025 11:30
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2025 11:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100568
DOI:	10.1002/fee.2507

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