Will the Scientific and Technology Workforce Meet the Requirements of the Federal Government? Summary

Autor/inn/en	Butz, William P.; Kelly, Terrence K.; Adamson, David M.; Bloom, Gabrielle A.; Fossum, Donna; Gross, Mihal E.
Titel	Will the Scientific and Technology Workforce Meet the Requirements of the Federal Government? Summary
Quelle	(2004), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Federal Government; Science Education; Education Work Relationship; Occupational Surveys; National Security; National Standards; Labor Force Development; Policy Analysis; Federal Regulation; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Supply and Demand; Statistical Surveys; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesregierung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Berufsanalyse; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Arbeitskräftebestand; Politikfeldanalyse; Bundeskompetenz; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Bedarfsplanung; Statistische Erhebung; USA
Abstract	The size and adequacy of the federal workforce for carrying out scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities are ongoing concerns in many policy circles. Experts both inside and outside of government have voiced fears that this workforce is aging and may soon face a dwindling labor pool, a problem that could be compounded by skill shortages in key areas and growing numbers of non-U.S. citizens obtaining STEM degrees in the United States. The authors assess the condition of this workforce, based on the best available data, while focusing on three main areas: trends in the U.S. STEM workforce overall that might affect the federal STEM workforce, workforce-shaping activities in the federal STEM workforce, and legislative and programmatic mechanisms for influencing that workforce. (Contains 6 footnotes.) [For associated full-text report, see ED502753.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10