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Direct linkOwen, Gavin R.; Whalley, Natalie; Brenner, Elisabeth – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
Undergraduate science degrees in South Africa seldom offer explicit courses focussing on improving the disciplinary writing skills required for effectively communicating scientific research. Similarly, most students entering the 'Honours' degree in Molecular Medicine at a South African university have not commonly been afforded opportunities to…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Honors Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Reports
Downs, Colleen Thelma – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
A life sciences undergraduate apprenticeship initiative was run during the vacations at a South African university. In particular, the initiative aimed to increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Annually 12-18 undergraduate biology students were apprenticed to various institutions during the January and July vacations from…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vacation Programs, Biological Sciences, Entomology
