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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career attractiveness system dynamics modeling

Author(s) -

Andjelka Kelic,

Aldo A. Zagonel

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/1177094

Subject(s) - attractiveness , economic shortage , limiting , workforce , offshoring , system dynamics , dynamics (music) , boosting (machine learning) , point (geometry) , computer science , business , economics , engineering , mathematics , marketing , sociology , economic growth , psychology , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , pedagogy , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , outsourcing , psychoanalysis

A system dynamics model was developed in response to the apparent decline in STEM candidates in the United States and a pending shortage. The model explores the attractiveness of STEM and STEM careers focusing on employers and the workforce. Policies such as boosting STEM literacy, lifting the H-1B visa cap, limiting the offshoring of jobs, and maintaining training are explored as possible solutions. The system is complex, with many feedbacks and long time delays, so solutions that focus on a single point of the system are not effective and cannot solve the problem. A deeper understanding of parts of the system that have not been explored to date is necessary to find a workable solution.

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