BASIC SCIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, AND TEACHING APPROACHES IN THE CONTEXT OF 21-CENTURY ADVANCES: TIME FOR A CHANGE?
Higher education has become a leading life goal for youth across the world. More specifically, the higher education of basic scientists is key in the creation of new developments in economics, healthcare, science, and technology. However, advances and challenges that came with the 21st century have...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Cultural History / Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Kultuurgeskiedenis Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 132 - 151 |
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South African Society for Cultural History
Dec2023
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