In the context of constructing regional education and talent hub, Macao's higher education talent development strategy impacts the creation of a regional talent hub and the process of industrial diversification. This study adopts a text analysis approach. Through the analysis of 118 texts and the construction of the game model, it reveals that…

In view of the consequences of the engineering faculty shortage problem on engineering capabilities in the future in the United States, a working plan which will serve as a national agenda for prompt action has been developed. This plan involves the three key groups (federal government, academic community, industry) who have the vision,…

Contains the statistical results of a study designed to analyze selected characteristics of industrial technology teachers. (GR)

The search for college faculty members of color has led one organization to recruit doctoral candidates from the business world. Funded with $6 million in corporate sponsorship, the project subsidizes business professionals' doctoral study, helps run doctoral student associations, and brings students and business school officials to annual…

Reviews issues related to faculty shortages in engineering, suggesting that full cooperation from the engineering profession, academia, industry, and government is necessary to make any solution work. Discusses possible solutions and describes current university/industry relationships. (SK)

Describes a feature of the School of Chemical Sciences within the University of East Anglia at Norwich, which incorporates yearly a visiting faculty member chosen from an industrial or government laboratory. (CS)

Offers ideas to encourage working engineers to pursue their education and to support engineers who teach. A market-sensitive plan is advocated whereby stipend and salary supplements from industry are collected and allocated by engineering societies, adding little to industrial salary costs while adding greatly to resources of beleaguered schools.…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) believes three areas of engineering education require attention: (1) lack of qualified faculty; (2) updating and maintaining instructional instrumentation, equipment, and facilities; and (3) inability to transmit knowledge of some engineering disciplines to students. NSF approaches to solving these problems…

This report summarizes a hearing held on the current state of research facilities at United States universities. The hearing also focused on what role the federal government, universities, and business can play in restoring the university research infrastructure. Part I of the report analyzes the hearing according to the various issues that were…

It is pointed out that there is a desperate need for engineering and computer science doctoral faculty, a need recognized by various schools of science and engineering and by the Federal government. Although the National Science Foundation and other agencies do not see a shortage of college faculty in the other sciences, faculty in some of these…