Chapter 1: Engineering Technology Education in the United States
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Engineering technology education in the U. S. (Instructions, programs, and accreditation)
1.3 The nature of engineering technology education
1.4 Engineering technology education supply and demand
1.5 Licensing,certification and equivalency
1.6 Recommendations
Chapter 2: The Production of Engineering Technology Talents in the United States
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Trends in degree production
2.3 Educational composition of the engineering technology workforce
2.4 Demographics: diversity
2.5 Work-based education and training
2.6 Community college experiences and connections to pre K-12 education
Chapter 3: The Employment of Engineering Technology Talents in the OECD Countries
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Size and composition of the engineering technology work force
3.3 Trends in employment,income,and age
3.4 Work rules, skills, and job performance
3.5 Career pathways and hiring patterns
3.6 Shortages
3.7 The impact of automation and technological development
Chapter 4: The Global Competition for Engineering Technology Talents-Discussion on the OECD Countries' Labor Market
4.1 Knowledge diffusion and impacts of international mobility
4.2 International mobility and its impact
4.3 Mobility strategies and current policy approaches
4.4 Suggestion for government intervention and future mobility policy suggestion
Chapter 5: The Significant Relationships between Culture, Physical Environment, Geographical Location, and the Success of Technology Transfer: A Case Study and OECD Countries Private Manufacturing Industries
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Cultural factors
5.3 Cross-cultural theories
5.4 Leadership and culture
5.5 Case study:A private Chinese firm-Huawei
5.6 Discussion on OECD countries private manufacturing industries
5.7 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Analysis on Engineering Technology Education in the United States and Other OECD Countries
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Present situation and characteristics of engineering technology education in the United States and other OECD countries
6.3 Strategies for science, technology, engineering and math in engineering technology education
6.4 The impact of engineering technology education on regional industrial competitiveness
6.5 Future development of engineering technology education in the United States and other OECD countries
6.6 Findings and conclusions
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