Science Professionals : Master's Education for a Competitive World Paperback / softback
by Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council
Paperback / softback
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What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master's degree level?
How do master's level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace?
How do master's programs meet or support educational and career goals?
Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World examines the answers to these and other questions regarding the role of master's education in the natural sciences.
The book also focuses on student characteristics and what can be learned from efforts underway to enhance the master's in the natural sciences, particularly as a professional degree.
This book is a critical tool for Congress, the federal agencies charged with carrying out the America COMPETES Act, and educational and science policy makers at the state level.
Additionally, anyone with a stake in the development of professional science education (four year institutions of higher education, students, faculty, and employers) will find this book useful.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:148 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:26/10/2008
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- ISBN:9780309114714
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:148 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:26/10/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780309114714