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Title: Trends in science and engineering doctorate production, 1975-1990

Abstract

The present and future of U.S. industries will depend on the nation`s ability to attract and develop human capital. What kind of workforce will lead us into the next century? Using data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, we examine trends in the number of doctoral degrees conferred to U.S. citizens in science and engineering (S/E) fields from 1975-1990. Analyses show that non-Asian minorities and women are still heavily underrepresented at the highest level of S/E education. Women, however, made relatively more gains in terms of number and proportion than did minority groups. African Americans had the smallest growth in the minority doctoral population, both in absolute and relative terms. The degree of field segregation between whites and minorities as well as between males and females is more pronounced at work than in training. Results also show that the number of minority S/E doctorates with definite career plans is declining. Nonetheless, the full-time employment rates in the doctoral workforce remain high and comparable across groups. The disparity in earnings is larger between males and females than that between males and females than that between whites and minorities. These trends suggest that minorities between whitesmore » and minorities. These trends suggest that minorities and women have made inroads in S/E doctoral training. Non-Asian minorities will have the greatest potential for expansion in mathematics, computer science, and engineering, primarily because of their lower employment rates in these areas.« less

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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
549144
Report Number(s):
CONF-950264-
TRN: 95:006094-0013
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting and science innovation exposition, Atlanta, GA (United States), 16-21 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1995 AAAS annual meeting and science innovation exposition: Unity in diversity; Strauss, M.S. [ed.]; Heasley, C.; PB: 337 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; ENGINEERS; MARKET; USA; FORECASTING; MINORITY GROUPS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT

Citation Formats

Tang, J. Trends in science and engineering doctorate production, 1975-1990. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Tang, J. Trends in science and engineering doctorate production, 1975-1990. United States.
Tang, J. 1995. "Trends in science and engineering doctorate production, 1975-1990". United States.
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abstractNote = {The present and future of U.S. industries will depend on the nation`s ability to attract and develop human capital. What kind of workforce will lead us into the next century? Using data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, we examine trends in the number of doctoral degrees conferred to U.S. citizens in science and engineering (S/E) fields from 1975-1990. Analyses show that non-Asian minorities and women are still heavily underrepresented at the highest level of S/E education. Women, however, made relatively more gains in terms of number and proportion than did minority groups. African Americans had the smallest growth in the minority doctoral population, both in absolute and relative terms. The degree of field segregation between whites and minorities as well as between males and females is more pronounced at work than in training. Results also show that the number of minority S/E doctorates with definite career plans is declining. Nonetheless, the full-time employment rates in the doctoral workforce remain high and comparable across groups. The disparity in earnings is larger between males and females than that between males and females than that between whites and minorities. These trends suggest that minorities between whites and minorities. These trends suggest that minorities and women have made inroads in S/E doctoral training. Non-Asian minorities will have the greatest potential for expansion in mathematics, computer science, and engineering, primarily because of their lower employment rates in these areas.},
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