Brazil Chemistry Program An International Experiment in Science Education (1979) / Chapter Skim
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'RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS'
'RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS'
Pages 11-14
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Most of the projects have continued since the formal end of the program, and some of the projects are being led by chemists who were graduate students in the Brazil Chemistry Program. The majority of the graduate students who received Ph.D.s have taken university positions; thus their research and teaching will multiply the effect of the original program.
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panelists and visiting lecturers added a valuable international dimension to the educational experience of Brazilian graduate students and the professional experience of Brazilian faculty, while also providing useful new contacts and insights to the visitors. In a more tangible vein , most Brazilian participants agree that the program served a valuable purpose in stimulating greater exchange and cooperation among faculty members in the host chemistry departments, including faculty who were not directly involved with the program.
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professor primarily a working colleague of his Brazilian counterpart, a research consultant, a recruiter and counselor of Fellows, or a visiting lecturer? Was the overseas Fellow primarily a postdoctoral Fellow, an independent research investigator, or a full faculty member in the Brazilian university?
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A special administrative and logistical mechanism finally was devised that enabled MAS staff members to order needed supplies and send them to Brazil with minimum delay. This mechanism was used only for the Brazil Chemistry Program, however, and everyone concerned acknowledged that a permanent solution was required for the broader problem of availability and import of essential scientific supplies.
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