Science and Engineering Education
The report is a result of the request by the Secretary of Energy, in February, 1987, for the Energy Research Advisory Board to review the activities of the Department of Energy in science and engineering education to ensure that DOE is playing its proper role to meet both its own project manpower needs as well as to work closely with the other federal agencies and the private sector in the support of scientific and technical education and training. The report concludes that without intervention now to ensure an adequate future manpower supply, the Department is unlikely to achieve its missions in energy and defense RandD. The efforts that DOE has made over the past few years to strengthen its science education programs, especially in the undergraduate and precollege areas, are discussed and opportunities for further strengthening these programs are identified. The report recommends that DOE continue to emphasize its educational mission primarily through support of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through university grants and contracts which simultaneously serve the research mission of the Department. At the precollege level, the report recommends that DOE target its efforts where it can realize the greatest impact, namely by providing teachers with opportunities for research participation to enhance their science backgrounds and their instructional strategies. The report notes that minorities and women are underrepresented in science and engineering and recommends that DOE support increased participation in science education programs at all levels, precollege through postdoctoral. The report also recommends that DOE maintain a strong continuing education programs at its national laboratories, permit participation by local industries, and encourage private companies involved in energy-related businesses to do more to support science and engineering education.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 6845094
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/S-0065; ON: DE88015362
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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