Title :
Education: trouble waiting in the wings
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The educational problems that underlie the decline in the US engineering labor force are addressed. The influence of the US Department of Defense (DoD), which is mostly felt indirectly through the research it sponsors at universities, is examined. Funding of university research by industry and the Federal Government (other than DoD) is discussed. A critical shortage of faculty, which is only a decade away, is also discussed.<>
Keywords :
education; engineering; DoD; US Department of Defense; US engineering labor force; education; university research; Defense industry; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering students; Industrial training; Laboratories; Physics; Production; Research and development; US Department of Defense;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
