Diversity in Engineering Managing the Workforce of the Future (2002) / Chapter Skim
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In both studies, the cohorts parallel various civil rights and legislative issues. Cohort 1 received their doctorates prior to 1955; Cohort 2 between 1955 and 1964; Cohort 3 between 1965 and 1974; Cohort 4 between 1975 and 1984; and Cohort 5 between 1985 and 1994.
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As a result, Cohort 3 is the largest cohort in the study. In terms of academic employment, only during this period were opportunity structures about equal in HBCUs, predominantly white colleges and universities, and government.
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By the time of Cohort 4 (1975-1984) , the vast majority of interviewees were pursuing careers in predominantly white colleges and universities and industry, with government a distant third.
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chemists for recruitment." Many respondents took jobs in industry with the hope of staying on the research and development track and moving up through the ranks. Some respondents indicated that once they attained a certain level on the promotional ladder, they could go no higher.
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Most were not optimistic about advancement in major research universities. More than 90 percent of respondents indicated that if they had to select a career again, they would choose chemistry because of their love for the discipline.
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76 DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING has been criticized for using old databases for engineering and some sciences that are fraught with policy issues. If you don't understand the policy context, your interpretations of the data can be critically flawed.
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