Understanding the needs of science access students for university support services.
The need to develop science capacity in South Africa has been recognised as a national priority both to address past inequalities and for economic development. However, many students wanting to enter science-related programmes in universities lack the necessary skills, knowledge and resources and th...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 908 - 926 |
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Sabinet Online Limited
2012
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