Reshaping the graduate education of scientists and engineers
In 1993, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) issued a report entitled Science, Technology, and the Federal Government: National Goals for a New Era (the Goals report), which proposed a framework for federal policy to support science and technology. During the preparation of the report, it became apparent that a complete discussion of the science and technology enterprise would require an examination of the process by which scientists and engineers are educated. If scientists and engineers are to contribute effectively to national, scientific, and technological objectives, their educational experience must prepare them to do so. The present report can be considered a companion volume to the Goals report. Several key questions guided the committee during its initial deliberations: What are typical career paths for scientists and engineers, and how have they changed in recent years? Given present career paths, what are the most appropriate structures and functions for graduate education? How can science and engineering graduate students be prepared for a variety of careers in teaching, industry, government, and other employment sectors, in addition to research? Are we producing the right numbers of PhDs? What should be the nation's goals for graduate science and engineering education? The recommendations in this report reflect a common theme. Many of the job opportunities of the future will favor students with greater breadth of academic and career skills, so the universities and their partners in the graduate-education enterprise should therefore cooperate to broaden curricular options for graduate students.
- Research Organization:
- Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-95ER30236
- OSTI ID:
- 662030
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/30236-T1; TRN: US200302%%265
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1995; PBD: 31 Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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