Undergraduate experiences of the research/teaching nexus across the whole student lifecycle

Clark, Tom; Hordosy, Rita

Abstract

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. There is currently much interest in the interconnections between research and teaching in Higher Education. This relationship is usually termed ‘the research/teaching nexus’ (RTN). However, within this wide body of literature, there has been little attempt to explore the emergent experiences of students across the entire length of their degree programme. Drawing on the results of a three-year qualitative study that followed 40 students through their whole student lifecycle, this paper explores how undergraduates in an English university experienced the RTN, how those experiences developed over time, and how these changes can be variously enabled or constrained. Situating the findings in the context of the ‘post-truth’ society and the uncertainty of employment futures, the paper highlights how the nexus can also often serve to exclude students as much as it includes.

Citation

Clark, T., & Hordosy, R. (2019). Undergraduate experiences of the research/teaching nexus across the whole student lifecycle. Teaching in Higher Education, 24(3), 412-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1544123

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Feb 20, 2019
• Publication Date: Apr 3, 2019
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 21, 2020
• Journal: Teaching in Higher Education
• Print ISSN: 1356-2517
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1294
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 412-427
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1544123
• Keywords: Education
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2666194
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2018.1544123
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=cthe20; Received: 2018-05-29; Accepted: 2018-10-31; Published: 2019-02-20