Who will do science? : educating the next generation / edited by Willie Pearson, Jr., and Alan Fechter.

Other author Pearson, Willie, 1945-
Other author Fechter, Alan.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
Descriptionxxii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Science and state--United States.
Engineering and state--United States.
Education and state--United States.
Education--Demographic aspects. --United States.
Minorities in science--United States.

Contents The next generation of scientists and engineers: who's in the pipeline? -- Investing in human potential: policies and programs in higher education -- Barriers to women's participation in academic science and engineering -- The contributions of historically black colleges and universities to the production of African American scientists and engineers -- Bachelor's degree chemists, 1970-1990: past choices and future prospects -- Trends in science and engineering doctorate production, 1975-1990 -- Future supply and demand: cloudy crystal balls -- Human resources in science and engineering: policy implications.
Local noteLittle-336681--305131044830W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. (153)-165).
LCCN 94009005
ISBN0801848571 (acid-free paper)