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 CIS NO: 83-H702-19
 TITLE: U.S. Science and Engineering Education and Manpower: Background;
     Supply and Demand; and Comparison with Japan, the Soviet Union, and West
     Germany.
 SOURCE: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: xvii+258 p. il.
 DATE: Apr. 1983
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-1              SUDOC: Y4.Sci2:98/K
 ITEM NO: 1025-A-1
 LC CARD NO: 83-602866               MC ENTRY NO: 84-6050

 Committee Serial K. CRS report, prepared by Edith F. Cooper for the Subcom
 on Science, Research, and Technology, examining the status of science and
 engineering education and manpower in the U.S. Includes an executive summary
 (p. 1-15) and the following sections:
 Part I: Scientific and Technical Education in the U.S. As It Relates to the
     Supply and Demand of Science and Engineering Manpower (p. 16-82).
 Part II: Scientific and Technical Education in Japan, the Soviet Union, and
     West Germany (p. 83-131).
 Part III: Potential Directions for Science and Engineering Manpower (p.
     132-152).
 Part IV: The Supply of DOD Scientists and Engineers (p. 153-164).
 Part V: A History of Congressional Concern and Some Actions Taken by the
     NSF Related to Science and Engineering Education (p. 165-201).
 Includes an annotated bibliography (p. 202-220).
   Appendices (p. 221-258) include tables and evaluations of 11 NSF science
 education programs.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Science and engineering educ and manpower in US and
     abroad, CRS rpt
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH,
     AND TECHNOLOGY. HOUSE; CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE; COOPER, EDITH
     F.; SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION; TECHNICAL EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY AND
     SECONDARY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; JAPAN (Scientific and
     technical educ, status and comparison to US); SOVIET UNION (Scientific
     and technical educ, status and comparison to US); GERMANY, WEST
     (Scientific and technical educ, status and comparison to US);
     DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE (Scientists and engrs supply, impact on DOD);
     NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (Science and engineering educ and manpower
     in US, NSF activities review); FEDERAL.AID.TO.EDUCATION (Science and
     engineering educ and manpower dev, congressional and NSF activities
     review); FEDERAL.AID.TO.HIGHER.EDUCATION (Science and engineering educ
     and manpower dev, congressional and NSF activities review); CONGRESS
     (Science and engineering educ and manpower dev, congressional and NSF
     activities review); BIBLIOGRAPHIES; HISTORY (Science and engineering
     educ and manpower dev, NSF and congressional activities review);
     STATISTICAL DATA: EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; MANPOWER; SCIENTISTS;
     ENGINEERS
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.98-377