An analysis of the present supply and likely future needs for scientific and technical specialists and generalists in the United Kingdom and the United States of America was made by examining the content of university curricula, the employment patterns of graduates, subsequent career structure, and the amount and timing of education and training.…

The shortage of trained manpower remains a troublesome problem that must be overcome if the national attack on water pollution succeeds. The total number of persons treating waste water in 1967 was 11,300 professionals, 10,300 technicians, 23,500 sewage treatment plant operators, and 50,000 maintenance workers. (BC)

The outcome of senior plans for graduate study and actual educational behavior during the first few years after college graduation are related in important ways to national manpower resources. In order to estimate and allocate the nation's supply of trained specialists, therefore, one must know not only the size of the college graduating class but…

This conference report provides a general view of the problems arising in the education and utilization of qualified manpower and the possibility of identifying the policy measures needed in order to facilitate their solution. Part I of the report gives an account of the proceedings of the conference. Part II presents extracts from or summaries of…

This study collected data on the measurable qualities of Turkish science in terms of high level scientific manpower, scientific productivity, and scientific fertility from 1933 to 1966 and analyzed the data collected with the goal of providing a deeper understanding of the nature of Turkish science. Scientific personnel, including Turkish…

This publication is a collection of 15 illustrated papers presented at a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1975. Manpower specialists examined the present utilization of manpower in each of several science and engineering fields. Past projections of supply and demand were compared with what…

Projects a shortage of engineers that will last until the early 1980's. Proposes a nationwide continuing education program for engineers to combat this shortage and restore individual's expertise. (GS)

This National Science Foundation (NSF) bulletin summarizes the NSF program of energy manpower studies that assessed the impact of past energy developments and future options for scientific and technical manpower. This document summarizes the utilization of scientific personnel in energy-related activities in private industry in 1975 and shortages…

THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENT ACTIVITIES OF THE APPROXIMATELY 5,700 PH.D.'S IN MATHEMATICS GIVEN BY UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FROM 1945-65. THIS REPORT, COVERING THE 20-YEAR POST-WAR PERIOD, IS AN EXTENSION OF AN EARLIER ANALYSIS OF THE MATHEMATICS PH.D.'S GIVEN IN 1951. A VARIETY OF SOURCES…

This review of marine science and technology education and related issues was presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 27, 1967. Areas reviewed include manpower supply and demand, oceanography education history, oceanography and the social sciences, training of technicians, the ocean engineer, education for…

Advocates that students pursuing the study of chemistry be kept aware of the nature of chemistry outside the academic world. Methods include co-op programs with chemical industries, specific instruction in areas of industrial import, and laboratory work with an industrial flavor. (GS)

The study employs economic models of supply decisions, employer demand decisions and market interactions to examine scientific, engineering, and technical manpower utilization. The introduction surveys the major reasons for the perennial concern about manpower supply in the field, and examines problems of defining the occupations under study. A…

This bulletin presents data from a survey covering research and development (R&D) expenditures of state government agencies (exclusive of state universities and colleges) for 1973. Charts showing expenditures, by source of funds of selected years and share of character-of-work components in state agency R&D activities, are shown in the report.…