Science Education in a Post-Shortfall Environment: Restructuring Supply, Restructuring Demand.

Tobias, Sheila

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ERIC Number: EJ510271

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Science Education in a Post-Shortfall Environment: Restructuring Supply, Restructuring Demand.

Tobias, Sheila

Change, v27 n4 p22-25 Jul-Aug 1995

The predicted shortage of new scientists and engineers and the actual situation are compared, and the need to make changes in the training and flow of appropriately trained graduates is discussed. The scientific community is urged to reexamine how what it does fits into the complex of current and future social needs. (MSE)

Descriptors: Educational Needs, Engineers, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Public Policy, Science Education, Scientists, Social Change, Social Values, Supply and Demand, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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