Variable Stars for Scientific Initiation: An Educational Experience

Volume 33 number 2 (2005)

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Jaime R. Garcia

Abstract

Within the conventional educational structure in Latin America, we find a gap between the basic undergraduate formation and the early steps in research activities. To bridge this gap, we essay a solution based on the close interaction between students and researchers in variable star research. We have called our experience the Scientific Initiation Program, and this program reflects a changing methodology, continuously modeled by the whole group. In this paper we describe our experience over 15 years.