Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education- Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering
- Chapter 3: Science and Engineering Labor Force
- Chapter 4: Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages
- Chapter 5: Academic Research and Development
- Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
- Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding
- (Note - There are no sidebars in Chapter 8: State Indicators.)
Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education
- Mathematics Skills Areas for Primary Grade Students
- Proficient Level in Mathematics in Grades 4, 8, and 12
- Proficient Level in Science in Grades 4, 8, and 12
- Tenth Graders' Proficiency in Specific Mathematics Skill and Knowledge Areas
- Long-Term Trends in Student Mathematics Achievement
- Projected School-Age Population of the United States
- Sample Mathematics and Science Items From the Curriculum-Based TIMSS Assessment and the Literacy-Based PISA Assessment
- Advanced Mathematics and Science Courses
- Mathematics and Science Coursetaking: How Do the Sexes Differ?
- Multiple AP Courses/Tests in One Subject
- State Education Policies Related to Teachers and Teaching
- National Board-Certified Teachers
- New Models and Current Practices in Professional Development
- Occupations of Former Teachers
- Former Teachers' Satisfaction With New Jobs Compared With Teaching
Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering
- New Directions in Community Colleges
- Carnegie Classification of Academic Institutions
- Price of Undergraduate Education
- Definitions and Terminology of Support
- Professional Master's Degree Programs
- Postdoctoral Appointments
- Developing Internationally Comparable Data on Mobility and Careers of Doctorate Holders
- Educational Reforms in China
- Education Reforms in Europe
Chapter 3: Science and Engineering Labor Force
- Who Is a Scientist or an Engineer?
- Who Performs Research and Development?
- Growth of Representation of Women, Minorities, and the Foreign Born in S&E Occupations
- Salary Differentials
- High-Skill Migration to Japan
- Visas for Scientists and Engineers
Chapter 4: Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages
- Definitions of R&D
- Unmeasured R&D
- Alternative Methods for Stimulating R&D: Prizes as R&D Incentives
- Industry Classification Complicates Analysis
- R&D Expenses of Public Corporations
- Trends in R&D for Industrial Research Institute Members
- Rationales for Federal Laboratories and FFRDCs
- Tracking R&D: Gap Between Performer- and Source-Reported Expenditures
- Federal R&D Initiatives
- Major Federal Legislation Related to Cooperative R&D and Technology Transfer
- The New SBIR Program at the Department of Homeland Security
- Comparing International R&D Expenditures
- Qualitative Comparisons of International R&D
- European Union Strategy for R&D and Economic Competitiveness
- Indicators Development on R&D Within the National Accounts: The BEA/NSF R&D Satellite Account Project
- R&D in the ICT Sector
- Government Funding Mechanisms for Academic Research
- Foreign Direct Investment in R&D
- Indicators Development on R&D by MNCs
Chapter 5: Academic Research and Development
- Data Sources for Financial Resources for Academic R&D
- A Brief Look at Congressional Earmarking
- The Composition of Institutional Academic R&D Funds
- Interpreting Federal Support Data
- Has Academic R&D Shifted Toward More Applied Work?
- Data and Terminology
- Exploring Recent Trends in U.S. Publications Output
- Academic Patenting and Licensing in Other Countries
Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
- Comparison of Data Classification Systems Used
- U.S. IT Investment
- Top Patenting Corporations
- A Patent System for the 21st Century
- Identifying Valuable Inventions: A Comparison of Results When Using PTO, EPO, and PCT Patent Citations
Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding
- Data Sources
- Television and Other Forms of Popular Culture Influence What Adults Know and Think About Science
- Internet Use Growing Rapidly in China
- Broadband Changes Everything
- Few Science-Related News Stories Attract Public Interest
- More Than a Century After Darwin, Evolution Still Under Attack in Science Classrooms
- Sense About Science
- Americans and Canadians Share Optimistic Attitudes Toward Science and Those Who Practice It
- Are Americans Afraid of Getting Mad Cow Disease?
- Americans' and Canadians' Attitudes Toward Stem Cell Research Are Not That Different
