National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
UIID-RP: 63
2016;

Students, parents, and government agencies need as much information as possible about the outcomes of the higher education experience and the extent to which they can expect a fair return on their investment in higher education.In order to better...

Millett, C.M., Stickler, L.M., Wang, H..
UIID-RP: 13
2015;

The Study of Teaching and Learning in Accelerated Nursing Degree Programs explores how nurse educators are adapting their teaching practices for accelerated, second-degree nursing program students. To provide findings on topics including instructional practices and the roles and attitudes...

Heilman, M., Breyer, F.J., Williams, F., Klieger, D., Flor, M..
UIID-RP: 15
2015;

Graduate school recommendations are an important part of admissions in higher education, and natural language processing may be able to provide objective and consistent analyses of recommendation texts to complement readings by faculty and admissions staff. However, these sorts...

National Academy of Engineering, ASEE.
UIID-RP: 41
2014;

Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education is the summary of a workshop held in September 2013 to take a fresh look at the impediments to greater diversification in engineering education. The workshop brought together educators in engineering...

Chubin, D.E., Derrick, E., Feller, I., Phartiyal, P..
UIID-RP: 35
2010;

This report presents evidence and findings from the AAAS study of the NSF Science and Technology Centers Integrative Partnerships (STC) program. The study issupported by a merit-reviewed research grant directed at three specific assessment objectives of interest to NSF’s...

Millett, C.M., Nettles, M.T..
UIID-RP: 33
2009;

For over a decade, The Goldman Sachs Foundation (GSF) had made investing in the development of high-potential youth a strategic priority. The main objective of the Developing High-Potential Youth (DHPY) program was to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented...

Quinn, H.R., Schweingruber, H.A., Feder, M.A..
UIID-RP: 40
2008;

The federal role in precollege science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is receiving increasing attention in light of the need to support public understanding of science and to develop a strong scientific and technical workforce in a competitive...

Kirsch, I., Braun, H., Yamamoto, K,, Sum, A..
UIID-RP: 6
2007;

It is both the growth of human capital and how it is distributed that is important for the United States. Human capital is critical, however, not just because of the economic implications. Benjamin Friedman3 links our economic wellbeing to...

Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy..
UIID-RP: 44
2007;

The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all its...

Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy..
UIID-RP: 43
2006;

During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that commensurate with their increasing share of the S&E talent pool. The...

Committee on the Guide to Recruiting and Advancing Women Scientists and Engineers in Academia, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering..
UIID-RP: 48
2006;

Although more women than men participate in higher education in the United States, the same is not true when it comes to pursuing careers in science and engineering. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and...

Barton, P.E..
UIID-RP: 28
2003;

This Policy Information Report describes the representation of Hispanic students and professionals in science and engineering, their education and employment trends, as well as their prospects for the future.