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Kirby, Nicola Frances; Dempster, Edith Roslyn – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The Foundation Programme of the Centre for Science Access at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa provides access to tertiary science studies to educationally disadvantaged students who do not meet formal faculty entrance requirements. The low number of students proceeding from the programme into mainstream is of concern, particularly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth, Disadvantaged Schools, Regression (Statistics)
Pedrosa-de-Jesus, Helena; Moreira, Aurora; Lopes, Betina; Watts, Mike – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2014
Background: Critical thinking is one of the very highest orders of cognitive abilities and a key competency in higher education. Asking questions is an important component of rich learning experiences, structurally embedded in the operations of critical thinking. Our clear sense is that critical thinking and, within that, critical questioning, is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Science Education, Competence
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2006
Four years ago, federal officials launched an initiative to study mathematics and science cognition. Since then, that program has begun to exert its influence through the relatively modest but steady flow of public funding it provides for scholarly research. In this article, the author features the federal center entitled, Program on Mathematics…
Descriptors: Foundation Programs, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Program Implementation
Mabila, T. E.; Malatje, S. E.; Addo-Bediako, A.; Kazeni, M. M. M.; Mathabatha, S. S. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2006
Since its inception in 1992, the University of the North's, Science Foundation Year (UNIFY) Programme has provided access to higher education to over 1500 previously disadvantaged students. However, there has always been doubt about whether the concept of a foundation programme is a worthwhile endeavour. To date, government has not yet fully…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foundation Programs, Science Education, Science Programs