Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing Our Nations Human Capital.

摘要

Scientific and technological innovation continues to play an essential role in catalyzing the creation of new industries, spawning job growth, and improving the quality of life in the United States and throughout the world. Innovation relies, in part, on individuals possessing the knowledge, skills, creativity, and foresight to forge new paths. The National Science Board (Board) is pleased to present its recommendations on how to support the identification and development of talented young men and women who have the potential to become our Country's next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovators. The Board embarked on this detailed study for two mutually reinforcing reasons: 1. The long-term prosperity of our Nation will increasingly rely on talented and motivated individuals who will comprise the vanguard of scientific and technological innovation; and 2. Every student in America deserves the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential. This report contains a series of policy actions, a research agenda, and three key recommendations detailing how our Nation might foster the identification and development of future STEM innovators.