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1 THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION
1 THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION
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The increase in scientific and technological knowledge and the ways in which that knowledge is applied are fundamental to the pursuit of many general national objectives, including developing new technologies and industries, combating disease and hunger, reducing environmental pollution, developing new sources of energy, and maintaining the competitiveness of American industry. Persons educated in and part of our graduate education system provide expert service to society via their development of original ideas, which are brought to fruition in teaching, industry, business, and government.
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· The universities would conduct basic research and the graduate education of scientists and engineers as joint, synergistic activities. The dual role of the graduate science and engineering enterprise was designed to benefit the nation by educating students through the active conduct of cutting-edge research.
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Funding for the education of graduate scientists and engineers grew rapidly in the late 19SOs after the launching of Sputnik in 1957 and passage of the National Defense Education Act in 1958. The federal government has developed a number of programs for the direct support of graduate education, including fellowships, traineeships, research-infrastructure grants, and institutional development grants.
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SOURCE: NSF,1994f:Table1,for1983-1993;unpublished"decade"thbles,OffIceofScientificandEn~eenng Personnel, National Research CounciL, for prior years. NOTE: The physicaVma~ematical sciences include physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics co~uterh~nformation science, and environmental (ocean, annosphenc, emu sciences.
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1994f:Table 3. NOTE: The numbers are based on Nose whose cidz~ship was known (between 92% and 98% Of each yearns doctorate recipients in 1983-1993)
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That has reduced the ability of state universities to hire scientific and engineering faculty and to fund graduate students. Many state legislators view graduate education as a budget item that must compete with social requirements whose call .
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To repeat: American graduate schools have done a superb job of preparing young scientists and engineers to become original researchers to become the scientific and technical leaders of the nation. It is the purpose of this report to examine how well graduate school prepares students to integrate and disseminate their knowledge and apply it to the full range of present societal needs.
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