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The Employment of Scientists and Engineers

The Employment of Scientists and Engineers J. A. J. CAINE The balance between the supply and demand of scientists and engineers is of interest not only to employers and people concerned with employment and manpower, but also to educationalists, for one of the functions of education is to supply the community with its specialized manpower needs. It is difficult, if not impossible, to arrive at complete and accurate estimates of the present number of scientists and engineers in Australia. Not the least of the problems of identifying scientists and engineers is one of definition. A definition based on formal professional training would include those who are not working in their specialized' fields, and exclude those who are doing " professional work" but have not the full formal qualifications. If present employment is the criterion, there is the difficulty of determining whether the duties of non-academically qualified people are appropriate to the work of a scientist or engineer. Here the terms scientist and engineer will be confined to those who have completed formal training courses, and will include those who do not take up employment in their speciality after training. Post-War Expansion An outstanding feature during the post-war years has been the rapid growth in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

The Employment of Scientists and Engineers

Caine, J. A. J.
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 1 (3): 8 – Nov 1, 1957
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SAGE
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© 1957 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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2050-5884
DOI
10.1177/000494415700100308
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J. A. J. CAINE The balance between the supply and demand of scientists and engineers is of interest not only to employers and people concerned with employment and manpower, but also to educationalists, for one of the functions of education is to supply the community with its specialized manpower needs. It is difficult, if not impossible, to arrive at complete and accurate estimates of the present number of scientists and engineers in Australia. Not the least of the problems of identifying scientists and engineers is one of definition. A definition based on formal professional training would include those who are not working in their specialized' fields, and exclude those who are doing " professional work" but have not the full formal qualifications. If present employment is the criterion, there is the difficulty of determining whether the duties of non-academically qualified people are appropriate to the work of a scientist or engineer. Here the terms scientist and engineer will be confined to those who have completed formal training courses, and will include those who do not take up employment in their speciality after training. Post-War Expansion An outstanding feature during the post-war years has been the rapid growth in the

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Published: Nov 1, 1957

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