ERIC Number: EJ399904
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Publication Date: 1989
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Minorities Key to Maintaining Nation's Competitive Edge, Analyst Says.
Wiley, Ed, III
Black Issues in Higher Education, v5 n23 p13 Feb 16 1989
Underrepresentation of minorities and women in mathematics, science, and engineering education will have serious ramifications for America's technological future. A workforce comprised of increasingly large percentages of Blacks, Hispanics, females, and the economically disadvantaged will be inadequately prepared unless more of these groups are attracted to science and technology fields. (AF)
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Choice, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Labor Force, Mathematics Education, Minority Groups, Science and Society, Science Careers, Science Education, Technological Advancement, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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