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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee On Trends And Opportunities In Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Development, creator

Title Preparing the next generation of earth scientists : an examination of federal education and training programs / Committee on Trends and Opportunities in Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Development, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 84 pages) : color illustrations
Contents Federal earth science education and training programs -- A program framework -- Program evaluation -- Broadening the participation of underrepresented groups
Summary "Earth science (defined here as excluding oceanic, atmospheric, and space science) plays a key role in the well-being of our nation, and many issues in its purview -including hydrocarbon, mineral, and water resources; the environment; and geological hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions- are expected to grow in importance. Addressing these issues requires an earth science worforce that draws on the talents of all citizens, including women and minorities historically underrepresented in earth science."--Page 1
Notes "At the request of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Science Quality and Integrity, the National Research Council (NRC) established a committee to carry out a study, organized around a workshop ..."--Page 1
Workshop held at National Academies Keck Center in Washington, D.C. on September 17-18, 2013
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-54)
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Subject Earth scientists -- Training of
Earth scientists -- Education
Earth sciences -- Education
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics.
Earth sciences and state
Earth sciences -- Study and teaching
United States
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, issuing body
LC no. 2013444487
ISBN 9780309287487
0309287480