Supply and Demand for Scientists and Engineers: A National Crisis in the Making.

Atkinson, Richard C.

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ERIC Number: EJ410946

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Publication Date: 1990

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Supply and Demand for Scientists and Engineers: A National Crisis in the Making.

Atkinson, Richard C.

Science, v248 n4954 p425-32 Apr 27 1990

Projections are analyzed for the future supply and demand of scientists and engineers. The demographics of the college-age population combined with estimates of the percentage of students who will pursue careers in science and engineering indicate significant shortfalls between the supply and demand for the next several decades. (CW)

Descriptors: College Science, Demand Occupations, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Labor Needs, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Personnel, Supply and Demand, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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