Computer Scientists Flee Academe for Industry's Greener Pastures.

Wilson, Robin

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ERIC Number: EJ593393

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Computer Scientists Flee Academe for Industry's Greener Pastures.

Wilson, Robin

Chronicle of Higher Education, v46 n5 pA16-A17 Sep 24 1999

Reports on a decline in computer-science faculty despite rising student enrollments of computer-science majors. The faculty decline is ascribed to increasing jobs competition from industry and a decline in the number of doctorates being awarded in computer science and computer engineering. (DB)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Labor Supply, Teacher Shortage, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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