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Direct linkKirby, Nicola F.; Dempster, Edith R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In South Africa, foundation programmes are a well-established alternative access route to tertiary science study for educationally disadvantaged students. Student access to, and performance in, one such foundation programme has been researched by the authors seeking opportunities to improve student retention. The biology module in particular has…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Academic Discourse, Language of Instruction
Li, Xiaobin – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare the foundation allocation and three special allocations for special-needs students, ESL students, and students with low socioeconomic status in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia to see what these special allocations look like as vertical equity measures. Because stronger measures are needed if…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Equity (Finance)
