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Download full textRapoport, Alan I. – SRS Issue Brief, 1998
This brief examines changes in research and development emphasis in the academic sector--which conducts roughly half of the nation's basic research--by analyzing shifts in the science and engineering field shares during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Both the shifting distribution of overall funds among science and engineering fields and the effects…
Descriptors: Budgets, Engineering, Federal Government, Financial Support
Johnson, Jean M. – SRS Data Brief, 1996
During the past decade, several European countries invested heavily in research and development (R&D), including building world-class laboratories and other facilities and expanding higher education in science and engineering. This document summarizes the report, Human Resources for Science and Technology: The European Region, that presents…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Educational Resources, Engineering, Financial Support
PDF pending restorationNational Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1981
Summarized are results of the National Science Foundation's Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges for the fiscal year 1979. The principal finding is that research and development expenditures at universities and colleges totaled $5.2 billion in fiscal year 1979, up 12% in current dollars and 3% in constant…
Descriptors: Colleges, Engineering, Expenditures, Federal Aid
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1980
This report contains the findings of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, in Fiscal Year (FY) 1978. Results of a survey are reported from 320 academic institutions with doctoral programs in the sciences and/or engineering. Estimates made by NSF staff for…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Engineering, Expenditures, Federal Government
Morrison, Catherine; Williams, Lea E. – NACME Research Newsletter, 1993
Minority engineering programs (MEPs) were established in the late 1970s to recruit minority students to engineering education and reduce their dropout rate. MEPs at 20 engineering schools were examined in relation to institutional environment; pre-enrollment activities; and services that encourage community building, provide academic support, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indians, Blacks, College Programs
University Grants Commission, New Delhi (India). – 1976
The Bulletin of Higher Education, published by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, is presented. Contents pertain to the following: the Journal of Higher Education; the Seventh Conference of Vice-Chancellors, 1975; the College Science Improvement Program; selection of additional colleges under the College Humanities and Social…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Planning, Educational Development
Brennan, Barrie, Ed. – Australian Education Review, 1990
This book is a critical appraisal of continuing education for Australian professionals. Part 1 sets the scene, with an introduction in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 examines the key terms from a number of perspectives to provide an overview of the context in which all professionals practice in Australia. Chapter 3 provides a broad framework for the…
Descriptors: Accountants, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Certification
