The U.S. technology skills gap : what every technology executive must know to save America's future /

• Main Author: Beach, Gary J., 1950-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013]
• Series: Wiley CIO series.
• Subjects: High technology industries > United States.; Labor supply > United States.; Skilled labor > United States.; Vocational qualifications > United States.; Information technology > United States.; Science > Study and teaching > United States.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Technology.; High technology industries.; Information technology.; Labor supply.; Science > Study and teaching.; Skilled labor.; Vocational qualifications.; United States.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118660478; 1118660471; 9781118660447; 1118660447; 9781118660515; 111866051X; 9781118680704; 1118680707; 9781118792322; 1118792327; 1299759777; 9781299759770; 1118477995 (cloth/website); 9781118477991 (cloth/website)
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118680704

Is a widening "skills gap" in science and math education threatening America's future? That is the seminal question addressed in The U.S. Technology Skills Gap, a comprehensive 104-year review of math and science education in America. Some claim this "skills gap" is "equivalent to a permanent national recession" while others cite how the gap threatens America's future economic, workforce employability and national security. This much is sure: America's math and science skills gap is, or should be, an issue of concern for every business and information technology executive in t.