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First Year Research Experience (FYRE): Bringing Research to New Undergraduates

Seifert, Oliveri, & Shaw / New Directions for Higher Education / December 2019

This chapter details the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program at Montana State University, describing the intent and design of the program, as well as how FYRE participants differed in their approaches to learning from non‐participants.

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