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1. Introduction
In recent years the Academy has felt increasingly
concerned with the state of university education in science
in the country. It has been widely realized that without a
proper base in education it will not be possible to promote
progress in science to attain the excellence that is a major
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2. DIMENSIONS AND COMMON PERCEPTIONS OF
THE PROBLEM
Although the main focus of this document
is university science education particularly at the undergraduate
level, it is realized that undergraduate education is part
of a continuum, starting with education at the school level
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3. EARLIER SUGGESTIONS AND PROGRAMMES FOR COORDINATED ACTION
In the face of the deteriorating situation
described in the previous Section, there have been several
carefully thought-out suggestions for positive action made
by responsible and concerned academic groups in the country.
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4. GENERAL VIEWS OF THE ACADEMY PANEL
In its own discussions the Academy Panel paid careful attention
to many aspects of the overall problems of science education
at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This was against
the background of the knowledge of the efforts of other groups
and agencies, such as those briefly described in Section 3.
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5. RECOMMENDATIONS
The recommendations are presented here in
two groups: first those that involve national bodies, agencies,
the educational system, research laboratories and industry;
second, those that depend mainly on initiatives to be taken
by the Academy. Some overlap with the views presented in Section
4 is retained to make the recommendations self-contained.
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6. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
General Recommendations
Functioning of Colleges and Universities
Universities and colleges should satisfy the minimum requirement
of running on schedule in all respects. More
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APPENDIX: LIST OF 1994 PANEL MEMBERS View
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