In this article, research projects with a STS approach are considered a key element in a science curriculum based on learning progressions and oriented to the development of scientific practices. The article examines the design of STS research projects developed in primary education classrooms in different provinces of Panama, within the framework ...
Los niveles de integración de la ciencia en los procesos políticos dependen de varios factores como las relaciones de confianza entre formulador y actor de investigación, la forma de comunicación y el grado de certidumbre percibido de los resultados de investigación. A través de un estudio de diferentes procesos de construcción de política para la ...
Published in The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics : JPPT
OBJECTIVE The purpose was to explore preceptors, residency program directors (RPDs), and residents' beliefs and intentions in participating in multicenter pediatric resident research projects (PRRPs). METHODS This exploratory qualitative study used the theory of planned behavior to explore beliefs, attitudes, and intentions toward participation in ...
Published in Advances in Physiology Education
The Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed serious restrictions for academic institutions to maintain their research and teaching practical subjects. Universities have implemented adaptive measures to maintain educational activities and achieve the learning objectives for undergraduate and postgraduate students by shifting to onlin...
Citizen science, which has contributed greatly to scientific understanding, works through partnerships between non-governmental and governmental organizations, academia, and most importantly, volunteers. In the United States, Master Naturalist training programs prepare adults as knowledgeable environmental stewards. Once certified, Master Naturalis...
These proceedings contain the abstracts for the presentations given at the 7th biennial Seminars on Advances in Apomixis Research, held virtually on 2–3 and 9 December 2020. The first day hosted the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded Mechanisms of Apomictic Development (MAD) project, while the remaining days were dedicated to oral presentations and ...
A review of global trends in water governance reveals a paradigm dominated by political and institutional change which becomes increasingly aligned with global shifts towards sustainability and also a rapid decline in the hydraulic mission. Closely aligned to these trends, but distinct in its own trajectory, South Africa’s water governance dynamics...
This thematic issue focuses on two questions, namely – ‘what place does art occupy in qualitative sociological research?’; and ‘how can joined academic and artistic explorations address the problem of otherness (also within the interaction between artists and social researchers)?’ The foregoing experience indicates that the closest relationship bet...
The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change. Combined with anthropogenic factors, these events challenge livelihood opportunities, especially crop production. Waterlogging, tidal activity and the lack of proper drainage facilities are major constraints to agric...
