French Mathematicians Push the Panic Button.

Dickson, David

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Publication Date: 1988

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French Mathematicians Push the Panic Button.

Dickson, David

Science, v239 n4837 p251-52 Jan 15 1988

Reviews the current situation of mathematics in France and its potential situation in the future. Cites the lack of university teaching posts for fueling a new brain drain to the United States. Claims that the situation threatens to erode some of France's most prized intellectual achievements. (CW)

Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Mathematics, Demand Occupations, Educational Policy, Faculty Recruitment, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Higher Education, International Relations, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Occupations, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France

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