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Developing a national STEM workforce strategy : a workshop summary

Title
Developing a national STEM workforce strategy : a workshop summary / Joe Alper, rapporteur ; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
Publication
Washington, DC : the National Academies Press, [2016]

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Additional Authors
  • Alper, Joe
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Higher Education and Workforce.
  • National Summit on Developing a STEM Workforce Strategy (2015 : Washington, D.C.)
Description
xiv, 146 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
Statistics.
Note
  • "National Summit on Developing a STEM Workforce Strategy, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop funded by the National Science Foundation, September 21-22, 2015, Room 100, Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC"--Page 103.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- the STEM workforce landscape -- The student and recent graduate voice -- Key challenges facing U.S. employers in high-demand fields -- Maintaining student interest in STEM -- Successful strategies for aligning higher education programs, curricula, and lab experiences with workforce needs -- Alternative pathways and alternative providers -- K-12 STEM education and workshop readiness -- Breakout discussion groups -- Potential next steps -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers and planning committee members -- Appendix C: Anonymous participant responses to the pre-summit question -- Appendix D: List of workshop registrants.
ISBN
  • 9780309391580
  • 030939158X
OCLC
  • ocn945919596
  • 945919596
  • SCSB-5849979
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries