1. Introduction: Why
Invest in a Diverse Workforce? |
Figure 1-1: |
Projected Increase in Jobs Requiring SMET Skills |
Figure 1-2: |
Racial/Ethnic Distribution of U.S. Population and its
Workforce, 1997 |
Figure 1-3: |
Population Projection for Ethnic and Gender Groups,
Ages 18-64, 1995-2050 |
Figure
2-1: |
Distribution of, and Projections for, 5-to-19-year-olds
in the U.S. by Racial/Ethnic Group: 1998 and 2035 |
Table
2-1: |
Main NAEP Trends in Mathematics and Science Assessments |
Table 2-2: |
Course Taking Trends: Percentage of Male, Female, White,
African American, and Hispanic American High School Graduates Completing
Highest Levels of Mathematics and Science Courses |
Table 2-3: |
Percentage of College Bound Males and Females Expressing
an Interest in an SMET College Major |
2. K-12: An Inadequate
Reservoir Of Future Scientists |
Figure 2-2: |
Percentage of Public Secondary Students Taught Mathematics
or Science by Teachers Without Certification/Major in Content Area |
Table 2-4: |
Race/Ethnicity and TIMSS Mathematics, Science Achievement:
1999 Mean Scores |
Table 2-5: |
10-Year Change in Average SAT Math Scores |
Table 2-6: |
Race/Ethnic Differences in Students Taking Algebra
2 and Chemistry, 1982 to 1994 |
Table 2-7: |
Main NAEP Scores for Students with and without an Individual
Education Program (IEP) in Schools Permitting Testing Accommodations |
3. Undergraduate Education:
Looking Beyond The Traditional Pool |
Table 3-1: |
Total Undergraduate Enrollment of Women in Engineering,
1990-98 |
Table 3-2: |
Total Undergraduate Degrees Earned by Women in Engineering,
1990-99 |
Table 3-3: |
Total Undergraduate Degrees Earned by Women in Physics,
1990-97 |
Table 3-4: |
Undergraduate Enrollment of Underre p resented Minorities
in Engineering as a Percent of all U n d e rgraduate Enrollment, 1990-98 |
Table 3-5: |
Baccalaureate Degrees in Engineering by Gender, Minority
Group, and Citizenship, 1990-19991 |
Table 3-6: |
Percentage Distribution of 1995-96 Undergraduates,
by Disability Status According to Major Field of Study |
Figure 3-1: |
Percentage of 1995-96 Undergraduates Who Reported a
Disability, and Among Those with Disabilities, the Percentage Reporting
Each Disability Type: 1996 |
Table 3-7: |
Among 1988 8th Graders Who Completed High School the
Percentage who Enrolled in Postsecondary Education by 1994, and Percentage
Distribution According to Type of Institution, by Disability Status
and Type: 1994 |
Table 3-8: |
Percentage Distribution of 1989-90 Beginning Postsecondary
Students According to Postsecondary Persistence Status and Highest
Undergraduate Degree Attained, by Disability Status: 1994 |
4. Graduate Education:
A Declining Share For SMET |
Table 4-1: |
Full-Time Graduate Enrollment of Women in SMET, 1976/1999
|
Figure 4-1: |
Percent of Graduate Degrees Aw a rded to Women, By
Field: 1966-96 |
Figure 4-2: |
Percent of Graduate Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented
Minorities, by Field (U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Only): 1989-97 |
Table 4-2: |
Full-Time Graduate Enrollment of U.S. Citizens and
Permanent Residents in SMET, by Race/Ethnicity: 1992-98 |
Figure 4-3: |
Percent of Graduate Students with Disabilities, by
Field: 1996 |
5. The Nondoctoral
Technical Workforce: Shortage Of Skills Is Dampening Job Growth |
Table 5-1: |
Projected Employment and Labor Force Growth, by Gender
and Race/Ethnicity: 1998-2008 |
6. Doctoral Workforce:
Traditional And Not-So-Traditional Career Paths |
Figure 6-1: |
Distribution of the U.S. Civilian and SMET Doctorally
- Trained Labor Force by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 1997 |
Figure 6-2: |
Percentage Representation of Women Within Labor Force
Sectors and Selected Degree Fields, 1997 |
Figure 6-3: |
Median Salaries (in dollars), Full-Time Employed SMET
Doctorates, by Field and Gender, 1997 |
Figure 6-4: |
Percent Within Each Sector |
Figure 6-5: |
Median Salaries (in dollars), Full-Time Employed SMET
Doctorates, by Race Ethnicity, 1997 |
Figure 6-6: |
Persons with Disabilities Within Employment Sectors
and Selected Degree Fields, 1997 |
Figure 6-7: |
Median Salaries (in dollars), Full-Time Employed SMET
Doctorates, by Disability Status, 1997 |
7. Issues Internal
To NSF |
Table 7-1: |
Total Number of Staff and Percentage of Women, Underre
p resented Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities Among NSF Staff
with Decision-Making Responsibilities, 1999 |
Table 7-2: |
FY 2000 Advisory Committee Demographics, by Dire c
t o r a t e |
Table 7-3: |
NSF Funding Success Rates for Women and Minorities,
FY1998 to FY200 |