The Changing Nature of Work and Workers in Science and Engineering

This document, the proceedings of an October 15, 2004 NSF/CPST/Professional Societies Workshop, examines changes in recent years affecting the entry and exit points to science and engineering (S&E) careers, the changing demographics of scientists and engineers, changes in the academic labor market and the general S&E workforce, changing employment outcomes of recent graduates, the incorporation of immigrants into the S&E workforce, and more. Edited by Nathan Bell, (CPST). 74 pages.
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The Changing Nature of Work and Workers in Science and Engineering
Edited by Nathan E. Bell, CPST (1,337 KB)
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Chapter 1 Current and Upcoming Activities of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)
Lynda Carlson, National Science Foundation (70 KB)
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Chapter 2 Coming and Going: What's Happening to the Youngest and Oldest Cohorts in the STEM Fields
Charlotte Kuh, The National Academies (174 KB)
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Chapter 3 A Gift From Above: A Trickle Down Approach to Understanding the Re-Structuring of Academic Departments
Roberta Spalter-Roth, American Sociological Association (390 KB)
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Chapter 4 Changes in the Entry and Exit Points to the Chemical Workforce
Janel Kasper-Wolfe, American Chemical Society (166 KB)
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Chapter 5 The Physics Workforce: Entry and Exit Points
Roman Czujko, American Institute of Physics (199 KB)
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Chapter 6 Synopsis of 2004 APA Retirement Survey
Marcos Salazar, American Psychological Association (159 KB)
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Chapter 7 The Co-Evolution of Academic and Commercial Science: The Case of Biotechnology
Steven Vallas, George Mason University (56 KB)
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Chapter 8 Changes in the Academic Labor Market and Some Trends in the General Workforce
Alan Rapoport, National Science Foundation (187 KB)
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Chapter 9 An Example of Reconfiguring Labor in the Service Sector: Indian Immigrant IT (Information Technology) Workers in the U.S.
Payal Banerjee, Syracuse University (133 KB)
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