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Envisioning a 21st century science and engineering workforce for the United States : tasks for university, industry, and government / Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scientists--Employment--United States.
- Scientists.
- Engineers--Employment--United States.
- Engineers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (28 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At the request of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presents in this brief paper her views of the challenges of the 21st century for the science and engineering workforce. Dr. Jackson identifies factors that she believes are contributing to a declining science and engineering workforce, describes the risks and consequences of this decline, and proposes specific, short-term tasks for universities, industry, and the federal government to strengthen and revitalize the workforce.
- Contents:
- PREFACE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE PROBLEM; UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS TO THE S& E WORKFORCE; THE RISKS OF A DECLINING S& E WORKFORCE; STRENGTHENING THE S& E WORKFORCE; CONCLUSION
- Notes:
- "Report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable"--T.p.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610209194
- 9780309168335
- 0309168333
- 9781280209192
- 1280209194
- 9780309506496
- 0309506492
- OCLC:
- 52852748
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