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CHAPTER II |1
BACKGROUND OP THE PROBLEM !i!
I. REVIEW OP PREVIOUS STUDIES j
i
Keeping in mind the definition of non-engineering ■
employment discussed in the preceding chapter, a search ofj
the literature revealed several previous studies concerned1i
with the migration of engineers to other types of work*
While these studies were conducted for a variety of puri
poses and under such differing auspices as universities, ;
learned societies, a magazine, the United States Department
of Labor, a private industry, an alumni association, and (
a publishing house, they all tend to show that a sizable j
percentage of engineers has drifted away from the profes- |
sion.
The majority of these studies have recorded the
quantitative swing away from engineering jobs, with only
speculative inferences as to causation* This study # differs from previous studies cited herein in that Cl) it 1
arrived at its findings and conclusions on the basis of |
a direct approach to graduate engineers who are engaged
in non-engineering work, and (2 ) It attempted to evaluate ;
the educational and employment experiences of these engineers
as to possible causes for their defection from the !i
profession*
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| Full text | CHAPTER II |1 BACKGROUND OP THE PROBLEM !i! I. REVIEW OP PREVIOUS STUDIES j i Keeping in mind the definition of non-engineering ■ employment discussed in the preceding chapter, a search ofj the literature revealed several previous studies concerned1i with the migration of engineers to other types of work* While these studies were conducted for a variety of puri poses and under such differing auspices as universities, ; learned societies, a magazine, the United States Department of Labor, a private industry, an alumni association, and ( a publishing house, they all tend to show that a sizable j percentage of engineers has drifted away from the profes- | sion. The majority of these studies have recorded the quantitative swing away from engineering jobs, with only speculative inferences as to causation* This study # differs from previous studies cited herein in that Cl) it 1 arrived at its findings and conclusions on the basis of | a direct approach to graduate engineers who are engaged in non-engineering work, and (2 ) It attempted to evaluate ; the educational and employment experiences of these engineers as to possible causes for their defection from the !i profession* |
