Determining and Testing Factors Impacting upon the Supply of Minority and Women Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists for Defense Industries and Installations. Phase 1
Abstract
This research note addresses projected U.S. demographic trends, which forecast a continuing shrinkage of the 18 to 24 year old population, and a continuing increase of the percentage of minorities in the total population. This poses a problem not simply for military recruitment, but for the ensuring of a sufficient supply of scientists, engineers, and technologists (SETs) for the U.S defense industry. This research note's preparation included an intensive and extensive literature search, and the prioritization of the references into categories. This was followed by conducting interviews to validate the factors which the literature search showed to be influential. Phase I of the project has produced a computerized database of 682 references related to the subject of women and minorities in SET studies and careers related to the subject of women and minorities in SET studies and careers (including mathematics and computer science) and to the determination of the factors which previous researchers have found to affect the decisions of women and minority members to pursue SET careers. In addition, successful intervention programs have been targeted for some populations. Keywords: Career choice, Engineering, Technology, Recruitment, Retention, Racism, Sexism, Blacks, Women, Science, Asian Americans, American Indians, Higher education, Interventions, Barriers, Occupational segregation, Occupational adaptation syndrome, Hispanics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA200272
Entities
People
- Nina W. Kay