UG launches ground-breaking academic text

Co-authors (from left to right); Head of the UG’s Chemistry Department, Dr Dawn Fox; Director of UG’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), Dr Jacqueline Murray; and Chemistry lecturer and Former Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Medeba Uzzi; speaking about the book on Friday
Co-authors (from left to right); Head of the UG’s Chemistry Department, Dr Dawn Fox; Director of UG’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), Dr Jacqueline Murray; and Chemistry lecturer and Former Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Medeba Uzzi; speaking about the book on Friday

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced the official launch of a ground-breaking publication entitled, “Post-secondary Chemistry Education in Developing Countries: Advancing Diversity in Pedagogy and Practice,” at the Education Lecture Theatre on the Turkeyen campus, marking a significant step forward in enhancing chemistry education and promoting diversity in teaching practices across the region.

According to a press release from UG, the publication was co-authored by three senior academics, led by award-winning chemist and head of the university’s chemistry department Dr Dawn Fox. The two other writers were chemistry lecturer and former assistant dean of the Facul-ty of Natural Sciences Medeba Uzzi, and Edu-cation Methodology Spe-cialist and Director of UG’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) Dr Jacqueline Murray. It was published by Routledge Press under its research in STEM education imprint.