Fewer and Fewer Americans Take Graduate Work in Mathematics; Peril to National Prosperity Seen.

Heller, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ356898

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Publication Date: 1987

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Fewer and Fewer Americans Take Graduate Work in Mathematics; Peril to National Prosperity Seen.

Heller, Scott

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n44 p11-12 Jul 15 1987

Graduate enrollments in mathematics are holding steady only because of an influx of foreign students, many of whom leave the United States after getting their degrees. This has led to classroom language problems and overemphasis on securing bright students and faculty from other countries. (MSE)

Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Economic Progress, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Mathematics

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Language: English

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