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Download full textMcPherson, Michael S., Ed. – 1980
Presented are selected analytical papers from a Workshop of Specialists in Forecasts of Demand for Scientists and Engineers, convened in 1979 in Washington, D.C. This workshop was part of a study by the Commission on Human Resources of the National Research Council charged with evaluating existing projections of the demand for young faculty in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1982
Transcripts of four panel discussions are presented in these proceedings of a symposium held by the Congressional Black Caucus to review implementation of the Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act of 1980. Topics and issues discussions include the underrepresentation of women and minorities in science and engineering (S/E); participation…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Engineering Education
Scientific Manpower Commission, Washington, DC. – 1984
The proceedings of a meeting which focused on topics and issues related to the pipeline for scientists and engineers are presented. They include the meeting agenda, introductory comments, an overview, summaries of five presentations, the meeting summary, and a list of participants. The overview (by Betty Vetter) outlines some ways of measuring the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers, Enrollment
Stanford Univ., CA. Center for Teaching and Learning. – 1976
The complete proceedings of a one-day conference on educating women for science are presented. Career profiles for eight participants are followed by papers presented in 14 discussion groups. An alphabetical listing of American women scientists and their field of science is included. (MH)
Descriptors: College Science, Conference Reports, Conferences, Engineering
Barthel, Sue V., Ed.; Early, Julie A., Ed. – 1985
Issues related to the international flow of scientific and technical talent are discussed in these proceedings. The symposium was organized into three panels covering the topics of data, policies, and issues as they relate to the utilization of foreign talent. The panel on data provided information on the number of foreign students in United…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineers, Foreign Students, Foreign Workers
Matyas, Marsha Lakes, Ed.; Dix, Linda Skidmore, Ed. – 1992
To increase women's participation in science and engineering, many barriers must be overcome. This book, an outcome of a conference held by the National Research Council's Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, summarizes presentations of many experts and presents information on specific strategies for increasing the participation of women…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Science, Conference Proceedings, Engineering Education
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC. – 1981
Twelve divisions and institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cosponsored this conference to examine the barriers to participation of Puerto Ricans in the United States to careers in science and biomedicine. Areas addressed during the conference included: (1) perspectives from the NIH; (2) historical and modern perspectives of…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, College Science, Conferences, Engineering Education
Dix, Linda S., Ed. – 1987
The substantial underrepresentation of minority groups such as Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans in the United States science and engineering labor force is perceived by many to be a matter of national concern. This report documents a workshop, sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences, which…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, College Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Radcliffe Coll., Cambridge, MA. Mary Ingraham Bunting Inst. – 1980
These proceedings result from a symposium designed to provide a forum for the consideration of major social issues confronting science today. Participants (including scientists at different stages of career development from undergraduate concentrator to Nobel laureate) discussed issues related to the scientist's responsibilities as scientist and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, DNA, Engineering
Dix, Linda S., Ed. – 1987
Women have been markedly underrepresented in science and engineering in the United States. Statistical reports have documented this underrepresentation which persists despite the fact that women and minorities are an increasingly important source of talent for maintaining world leadership in these areas. This document reports on a workshop…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
Freise, Earl J., Ed. – 1986
The transfer of technology from U.S. research universities in cooperation with the private sector is addressed in proceedings of a National Council of University Research Administrators conference. The first discussion session, "New Technology from University Research and Development (R&D)," examines the university research…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Cooperative Programs, Copyrights
