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Weitzen, H. Skip – Information Management Review, 1989
Describes seven activities that offer opportunities for entrepreneurs working with information: leveraging database information; customizing information; facilitating access to information; speeding up the flow of information; repackaging information; providing around the clock delivery; and integrating computer, telephone, and electronic funds…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Delivery Systems, Economic Opportunities
Peer reviewedSomerville, W. B. – Physics Education, 1989
Presents background information related to astronomy for high school students. Discusses the differences between astronomy and astrophysics, and the employment of the astronomy graduates. Lists degree programs in astronomy and related subjects in an appendix. (YP)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Graduates, College Science, Higher Education
Shaw, James G., Ed. – 1976
The 12 articles in this publication provide indepth treatment of important aspects of in-house training programs for technical writing and editing. The articles deal with the following topics: the value of an in-house writing course, teaching in industry, developing an in-house writing course for engineers and scientists, a new approach to…
Descriptors: Editing, Engineers, Guides, Industrial Training
Peer reviewedKoss, Jordan; Hartt, Kenneth – Physics Teacher, 1988
Answers a student's question about the emission of a positron from a nucleus. Discusses the problem from the aspects of the uncertainty principle, beta decay, the Fermi Theory, and modern physics. (YP)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Problem Solving
Download full textVetter, Betty M. – 1984
This publication provides charts (with backup tables) and text for a basic presentation on current and projected career and employment opportunities in the various fields of science and engineering. The charts are organized under four headings: (1) supply of scientists and engineers; (2) utilization of scientists and engineers; (3) future supply…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Employment, Employment Opportunities, Engineering
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1984
This document provides information about careers in the agricultural sciences, the biological sciences, chemistry, forestry and conservation, geology and geophysics, meteorology, and physics. The information, presented in separate sections for each of these disciplines, includes: (1) nature of the work performed by scientists in the discipline(s);…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Conservation (Environment)
Smail, Barbara – 1984
Based on experiences gained during the Girls into Science and Technology (GIST) project, this report reviews practical suggestions for teaching science to mixed classes in ways that encourage girls to become more involved in the sciences. Chapter 1 provides data about sex differences in examination entries and women's representation in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
