Falling behind? : boom, bust, and the global race for scientific talent /

"Is the United States falling behind in the global race for scientific and engineering talent? Are U.S. employers facing shortages of the skilled workers that they need to compete in a globalized world? Such claims from some employers and educators have been widely embraced by mainstream media...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Teitelbaum, Michael S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Science > Study and teaching > United States.
Technical education > Study and teaching > United States.
Career education > United States.
Competition, International.
Employment (Economic theory)
Engineers > Employment > United States.
Scientists > Employment > United States.
Employment
Enseignement technique > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
Préparation à une carrière > États-Unis.
Concurrence internationale.
Emploi.
Ingénieurs > Travail > États-Unis.
employing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Ouvriers qualifiés.
Ingénieurs.
Scientifiques.
Marché du travail.
Politique de l'éducation.
Enseignement scientifique.
Enseignement technique.
Career education.
Engineers > Employment.
Science > Study and teaching.
Scientists > Employment.
Technical education > Study and teaching.
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Recent alarms
  • No shortage of shortages
  • Beliefs, interests, effects
  • The influence of employer and other interest groups
  • What is the market really like? supply, demand, shortage, surplus
  • and disequilibria
  • The distinctive U.S. academic production process
  • International comparisons: glass half-full, glass half-empty?
  • Making things work better
  • Appendix A: Controversy about the meaning of Sputnik
  • Appendix B: Evolution of the National Institutes of Health
  • Appendix C: "A nation at risk" and the Sandia critique.

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