(Source: Deakin University) 05 June, 2013 Students could be required to study science and maths through to the senior school years and both subjects beefed up as prerequisite to science-related university courses if key findings from research carried out at the request of Australia's Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, are acted on. The findings, which include valuing engineering as equivalent to law as a generic preparation for careers in business and government, pull no punches about how to improve Australian's skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. They were made in the STEM: Country Comparisons project, co-authored by Deakin University's Professor of Science...
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