4-8 July 2016
Kramer Law building
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<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=10&confId=86">The Proceedings of SAIP2016</a> published on 24 December 2017

Postgraduate Studies: Influences that make students to choose their respective research fields

5 Jul 2016, 11:30
20m
2B (Kramer Law building)

2B

Kramer Law building

UCT Middle Campus Cape Town
Oral Presentation Track E - Physics Education Physics Education

Speaker

Dr Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg)

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There is a widely known perception that opting for a career in the Sciences is challenging undertaking and also one of the difficult choices that postgraduate students make as they pursue careers. A study was conducted on the influences that inform postgraduate students to embark on their respective careers. Over and above the challenges that the students come across, especially after their undergraduate studies, the data gathered in this study reveals that most students and consequently academics and professionals end up in their fields of specialty due to other reasons other than the passion for the field. Data has been collected from students from various faculties although a special attention was given to Physics-related careers.

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Dr Buyi Sondezi (University of Johannesburg)

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