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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education : assessing the relationship between education and the workforce : report to congressional requesters.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
- Standardized Title:
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (2014 May)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science and state--United States.
- Science and state.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Science--Study and teaching--United States.
- Science.
- Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.
- Engineering.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Mathematics.
- Scientists--Supply and demand--United States.
- Scientists.
- Engineers--Supply and demand--United States.
- Engineers.
- Federal aid to education--United States.
- Federal aid to education.
- Engineering--Study and teaching.
- Engineers--Supply and demand.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching.
- Science--Study and teaching.
- Scientists--Supply and demand.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 73 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Assessing the relationship between education and the workforce
- STEM education
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.
- Summary:
- Federal STEM education programs help enhance the nation's global competitiveness by preparing students for STEM careers. Researchers disagree about whether there are enough STEM workers to meet employer demand. GAO was asked to study the extent to which STEM education programs are aligned with workforce needs. GAO examined (1) recent trends in the number of degrees and jobs in STEM fields, (2) the extent to which federal postsecondary STEM education programs take workforce needs into consideration, and (3) the extent to which federal K-12 STEM education programs prepare students for postsecondary STEM education. GAO analyzed trends in STEM degrees and jobs since 2002 using 3 data sets, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, American Community Survey, and Occupational Employment Statistics, and surveyed 158 federal STEM education programs. There were 154 survey respondents (97 percent): 124 postsecondary and 30 K-12 programs. In addition, GAO conducted in-depth reviews, including interviews with federal officials and grantees, of 13 programs chosen from among those with the highest reported obligations. GAO makes no recommendations in this report. GAO received technical comments from the Departments of Education, Energy, and Health and Human Services; National Science Foundation; and Office of Management and Budget.
- Notes:
- "May 2014."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed July 27, 2014).
- "GAO-14-374."
- OCLC:
- 884693810
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