Is American Science in Decline? /

Is American Science in Decline? / / Yu Xie, Alexandra A Killewald.

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Alarmists argue that the United States urgently needs more and better trained scientists to compete with the rest of the world. Their critics counter that, far from facing a shortage, we are producing a glut of young scientists with poor employment prospects. Both camps have issued reports in recent...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012
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Xie, Yu,
Killewald, Alexandra A,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 1 line illustration, 21 graphs, 30 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Evolution of American Science
  • 2. American Science and Globalization
  • 3. Why Do People Become Scientists?
  • 4. American Scientists: Who Are They?
  • 5. Public Attitudes toward Science
  • 6. Does Science Appeal to Students?
  • 7. Attainment of Science Degrees
  • 8. Finding Work in Science
  • Conclusion
  • APPENDIX A: Census and American Community Survey Data
  • APPENDIX B: NCES Survey Data
  • APPENDIX C: NES, NSRCG, and IPEDS Data
  • APPENDIX D: Detailed Statistical Tables
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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