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Author Stewart, Fran, author.

Title The STEM Dilemma : Skills that Matter to Regions / Fran Stewart.

Imprint Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents 1. More STEM degrees: economic best bets for regions? : All in on STEM ; Beyond degrees: broadening the view of regional human capital ; A complex relationship: human capital and regional economic well-being ; STEM: a tricky public investment ; The "Me too" trap ; Regional investment in human capital development: a delicate balance ; What to do? Reshaping policies for regional advantage ; Making the case: exploring an occupation-based view of regional human capital -- 2. Misunderstandings and misapplications : Six STEM fallacies ; Taking a different road -- 3. A method for bundling occupational skills : O*NET overview ; O*NET data collection ; Identifying STEM and soft KSA bundles ; Using STEM and soft KSA bundles to categorize occupations ; Linking occupational skill sets to occupational wage and employment data -- 4. STEM skills, soft skills, and worker wages : Methodology ; Results and discussion -- 5. The intersection of skill demand and regional well-being : Putting regional STEM concentrations to the test ; Human capital measures and economic performance vary widely across regions ; Testing the influence of the STEM/soft occupation-based measures on regional economic well-being ; What the findings mean -- 6. A test of size, schooling, and context : Educational attainment and occupational skill: the interplay of human capital development and deployment ; A matter of size: the effects of population on human capital deployment -- 7. A different view of the middle : Defining "middle" ; Assessing the middle -- 8. Cross-cutting skills : A revised method -- 9. Concluding thoughts and policy implications : Key takeaways ; Limitations ; Policy implications ; Closing thoughts -- Appendix A: Occupational wage and employment by high/mid/low STEM/soft KSAs.
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Economic aspects.
Engineering -- Study and teaching -- Economic aspects.
Technology -- Study and teaching -- Economic aspects.
Science -- Study and teaching -- Economic aspects.
Mathématiques -- Étude et enseignement -- Aspect économique.
Ingénierie -- Étude et enseignement -- Aspect économique.
Technologie -- Étude et enseignement -- Aspect économique.
Sciences -- Étude et enseignement -- Aspect économique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Knowledge Capital.
Other Form: Print version: Stewart, Fran. STEM Dilemma. Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017 (DLC) 2017044691
ISBN 9780880996419
0880996412
9780880996402 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0880996404 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780880996396 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0880996390 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000068475277

 
    
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