Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Science Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Stem Workforce ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Workforce Needs ◽  
The U.S

Preparing the Future STEM Workforce for Diverse Environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 682-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaundra Bryant Daily ◽  
Wanda Eugene
Keyword(s):  
Underrepresented Minorities ◽  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Stem Workforce ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Diverse Cultures

Following the belief that diversity breeds innovation in scientific endeavors, there is a national push for more diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce in order to maintain national economic competitiveness. Currently, STEM-related employment is only 28% non-White; however, greater efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented minorities should increase this figure. Amidst the attention given to supporting “leaky pipelines,” less emphasis has been placed on mitigating challenges associated with bringing diverse cultures together. This article presents a framework for supporting underrepresented minorities in building STEM-relevant skills and enhancing their ability to collaborate with peers different from themselves.

Fast fashion and the future

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom P. Abeles
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tipping Point ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Current Effort ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that all of the systems, education, economic and social, are caught in an ever-increasing pace, tied in large part to a set of beliefs, largely economic, that resemble a religion and for which there appears to not be a rational option to escape. Design/methodology/approach – A study of systems. Findings – It is argued that we are at a tipping point where there are too many holes in the intellectual dike, that a shift in many dimensions may not be preventable. Practical implications – While “techno-futurists” are promoting this increasing evolution pace towards a transformational singularity, there appears to be no serious consideration that humanity may get its “wish” as did King Midas. Social implications – There is a serious question as to whether there can be, and should be, alternatives not cast into the frame of the Neo-Luddites. Originality/value – This is a contrarian view of the current effort to promote the educational focus on STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, almost as a pre-cursor to being able to participate in a technology-driven societal model of the future.

Disability and Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

2019 ◽  
pp. 533-543
Author(s):  
Elena Vladimirovna Fell ◽  
Natalia Aleksandrovna Lukianova ◽  
Leonid Vladimirovich Kapilevich
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Mathematics

According to official statistical data, people with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) occupations and students with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM degree courses. This chapter surveys official reports produced by British and American authorities, as well as a number of media sources, in order to substantiate this claim. The authors' aim is to uncover the reasons behind disabled students being underrepresented in STEM courses and to sketch the vision for the future of disabled young people who may be interested in perusing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Gendered and Racial Microaggressions in STEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 1269-1283
Author(s):  
Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw ◽  
Katherine Wade-Jaimes
Keyword(s):  
Students Of Color ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Racial Microaggressions ◽  
Urban School ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Stem Workforce ◽  
And Mathematics

Women and people of color remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce and academia. In this chapter, the authors focus on the experience of girls and students of color in urban STEM classrooms through the lens of microaggressions theory. Within this chapter, the authors define macroaggression and discuss the various types (e.g., microinsults, microinvalidations, microassaults). Consequences of microaggressions are discussed and strategies are presented to address microaggressions within the PreK-12 urban school setting.

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