"RAND Project AIR FORCE." "RR-659-AF." Includes bibliographical references (page 115-117).
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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