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02832aam a2200457Ia 4500 001 DEEA82106B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140917s2014 caua b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9780833087126 020 $a 0833087126 035 $a (OCoLC)890757394 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d KSG $d CUS $d DID $d NUI $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a UG638 H37x 2014 100 1 $a Harrington, Lisa M., $e author. 245 10 $a Air Force-wide needs for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) academic degrees / $c Lisa M. Harrington, Lindsay Daugherty, S. Craig Moore, Tara L. Terry. 260 $a Santa Monica, Calif. : $b Rand Corporation, $c c2014. 300 $a xx, 117 page : $b color illsutrations ; $c 28 cm 490 1 $a Rand Corporation research report ; $v RR-659-AF 500 $a "RAND Project AIR FORCE." 500 $a "RR-659-AF." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 115-117). 520 $a This report documents research examining requirements across all Air Force functional areas for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-degreed officers and officerequivalent civilians. It documents current STEM requirements, classifies disciplines as STEM or non-STEM, summarizes the prevalence of STEM degrees in the current officer-level workforce, and presents STEM requirements gathered from Air Force career field managers (CFMs) through a structured interview process. Based on the study findings, this report makes recommendations for improvements to the determination, documentation, and projection of STEM degree requirements. 505 2 $a Purpose and summary. -- Acknowledgements. -- Abbreviations. -- Introduction and background. -- Definitions, data, and methodology. -- Results. -- Career-field STEM consultants. -- STEM skills and critical thinking. -- Future needs. -- 2002 scientist and engineer summer study. -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- Appendices. 610 10 $a United States. $b Air Force $x Education (Higher) $x Education (Higher) 650 0 $a Science $x Study and teaching (Higher) $z United States. 650 0 $a Engineering $x Study and teaching (Higher) $z United States. 650 0 $a Technical education $z United States. 650 0 $a Mathematics $x Study and teaching (Higher) $z United States. 700 1 $a Daugherty, Lindsay, $e author. 700 1 $a Moore, S. Craig, $d 1946- $e author. 700 1 $a Terry, Tara L., $e author. 710 2 $a Project Air Force (U.S.) 710 2 $a Rand Corporation. 830 0 $a Research report (Rand Corporation) ; $v RR-659-AF. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171222024442.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826102708.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DEEA82106B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search