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Will Science and Engineering Now Be a Good Career?
No full textBefore rushing to panicked conclusions about a math and science crisis in every classroom and college, let us take an evidence-based approach to addressing the nation's future.This Commentary originally published as "Will Science and Engineering Now Be a Good Career?" As first appeared in Education Week November 11, 2009. Reprinted with permission from the authors
The 'New' Globalization of Engineering: How the Offshoring of Advanced Engineering Affects Competitiveness and Development
No full textChanges in the strategies of multinationals and in the global distribution and movement of technologists have accelerated a “new” globalization of engineering. Field studies with our colleagues in China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the UK, and the U.S., lead us to consider in this paper aspects of the recent offshoring of advanced engineering to emerging economies. We examine the potential consequences for multinationals and their home countries of the new globalization of engineering, many of which are unintended, suggesting the need for greater attention by managers, government policymakers and scholars
The Role of Community Colleges in Expanding the Supply of Information Technology Workers
No full textResearch report for The Urban Institute.
This paper examines the role of community colleges in expanding the supply of information technology (IT) workers. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methods, we find contrasting evidence on the importance of these institutions. Analysis of the 1994 and 1999 Current Population Survey and interviews with large IT employers indicate that community colleges are not adding significantly to the supply of IT workers. However, enrollment data and case studies of four community colleges suggest that students undertake a substantial amount of IT training at community colleges. While graduation rates are low, enrollment in community college IT programs is high. Moreover, there is evidence that community colleges contribute to retraining workers who are already in IT jobs, those switching to IT careers in mid-life, and those with previous bachelor’s degrees.Originally published by The Urban Institute. Copyright © May 2000 The Urban Institute
Community Colleges: Trainers or Retrainers of IT Workers
No full textWhat is the role of community colleges in expanding the supply of information technology workers? Are community colleges responding effectively to the dramatic jump in demand for IT workers by offering solid education and training to a large number of students
Can Expanding the Use of Computers Improve the Performance of Small Minority- and Women-Owned Enterprises?
No full textThis study aims at increasing our knowledge in this area by obtaining and analyzing new data to answer three key questions:
1. What performance and productivity gains are achieved when small businesses and minority- and women-owned enterprises (MWEs) implement information technology? What are the potential economic benefits of improving MWEs’ use of information technology?
2. What are the factors that lead some MWEs to take great advantage of computer technologies and that lead others to utilize computers only in a limited way? What are the barriers to MWEs’ adoption and effective use of technology? In particular, how significant are the impacts of constraints on capital, on knowledge of the technology and its possible role in improving businesses, and on the ability to train workers?
3. Is there a gap in computer use that separates small MWEs and small, white-male-owned enterprises? Are MWEs falling behind in adopting and implementing information technologies for important business functions?Originally published by The Urban Institute. Copyright © March 2004 The Urban Institute
What Shortages? The Real Evidence About the STEM Workforce
No full textDespite naysayers, the nation is producing more than enough workers in scientific and engineering fields -- and policymakers and industry leaders should proceed accordingly.Originally published in Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2013 (The Online Challenge to Higher Education), available at http://issues.org/toc/29-4/"Summer 2013
Globalization Shifts in Human Capital and Innovation
No full textThis brief addresses the nature of globalization and these structural shifts, the implications for education, and an alternative approach to policy based on “collaborative advantage.”Prepared for the Carnegie Corporation of New York-Institute for Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics and Science Educatio
Oral testimony: Statement of Hal Salzman: hearing on "Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect Skilled American Workers" submitted to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, March 17, 2015
No full textOral testimony on the high-skill guestworker visa programs; impact on the IT laborforce, STEM supply, and impact of proposed legislative changes.Oral testimony of Hal Salzman (3 p.
Globalization of R&D and Innovation: Implications for U.S. STEM Workforce and Policy
No full textSubmitted to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, November 6, 200
The Real Global Technology Challenge
No full textWe need to understand both the economies and the sentiments beyond our borders in order to develop policy that will support the future economic and technological health of the United States. In our view the key question is not how many engineers graduate in a country; rather, it is how they are educated, how many are used in the development of innovative technology, how they are used, and how well they are supported by a country’s innovation policy
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