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UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Program and capacity building in science and technology in Southern Africa

✍ Scribed by M. B. Ogunniyi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 82 KB
Volume: 84
Category: Article
ISSN: 0097-0352
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-237x(200005)84:3<401::aid-sce5>3.0.co;2-i

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✦ Synopsis

This article provides a synopsis of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Scheme in science and mathematics education in southern Africa. It examines the possible impact of the "brain-drain" phenomenon and sketches the successes and failures that have attended efforts (including the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Scheme) directed at capacity building in science and technology in the subregion in the past three decades. Next, the investigation considers some of the obstacles standing in the way of the Scheme as a means to capacity development in science and technology. Finally, the study concludes by raising pertinent issues, warranting further investigation of the Scheme.

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