The twenty‐first century multiple generation workforce

Electrically conducting polymers: Materials of the twentyfirst century

The paper critically reviews some recent developments in the field of electrically conducting polymers which have grown very rapidly since the discovery that there is a very sharp increase in conductivity when intrinsically insulating organic conjugated polymers such as, polyacetylene are doped with oxidizing or reducing agents. These polymers, also called synthetic metals, combine the electric...

Preparing the 21st century global healthcare workforce.

Chronic conditions currently account for more than half of the global disease burden and are a primary challenge for 21st century healthcare systems. This is a dramatic shift from the health concerns of the 20th century, when acute infectious diseases were the primary focus in every country. While the world is experiencing a rapid transition from acute diseases to chronic health problems, train...

Professional Education for the 21st Century Workforce

This paper offers a brief history of the development of professional ‘engineering’ curricula across the last six decades. The affects occasioned by Sputnik, Japanese quality triumphs, the growth of microelectronics, and how subsequent skills deficiencies were addressed by IBM and the professional society community are discussed. Future curriculum or educational problems need crossor interdiscip...

The twenty-first century orthodontic workforce

Orthodontic workforce planning Historically, orthodontic workforce planning has proved difficult. In 1985 Stephens et al.1 predicted an oversupply of orthodontists and yet only 13 years later the Task Group for Orthodontics identified a shortfall and recommended a target of 480 general dental service specialist practitioners for the UK. This wide ranging and perspicacious report took into accou...

The Art of Negotiation: What the TwentyFirst Century Business Student Should Know