Science professionals : master's education for a competitive world / Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Master of arts degree.

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master's degree level? How do master's level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How do master's programs meet or support educational and career goals? Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World examines the answers to these and other questions regarding the role of master's education in the natural sciences. The book also focuses on student characteristics and what can be learned from efforts underway to enhance the master's in the natural sciences, particularly as a professional degree. This book is a critical tool for Congress, the federal agencies charged with carrying out the America COMPETES Act, and educational and science policy makers at the state level. Additionally, anyone with a stake in the development of professional science education (four year institutions of higher education, students, faculty, and employers) will find this book useful.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Innovation""; ""2 Master�s Education""; ""3 Mastering the Future""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Charge to the Study Committee""; ""Appendix B: Committee Member Biographies""; ""Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix D: America COMPETES Act , Section 7034: Provisions for Professional Science Master�s Program""; ""Appendix E: Estimating the Path of Master�s Degree Recipients in the Biological Sciences""; ""Appendix F: Development of Selected Professional Degree Programs""

""Appendix G: Side-by-Side Comparison: Keck Graduate Institute of the Applied Life Sciences, Sloan Foundation Professional Science Master�s Initiative, and America COMPETES Act, Section 7034 PSM Provisions""""Appendix H: Data Tables""; ""Appendix I: Recommendations for Master�s Education in Reports of Leading Science, Innovation, and Higher Education Organizations""; ""Appendix J: Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129).

ISBN:

9786611800284

9780309134248

0309134242

9781281800282

1281800287

9780309114721

0309114721

OCLC:

923279317