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ITICSE
2006
ACM
13 years 12 months ago
Gender gap in computer science does not exist in one former soviet republic: results of a study
It is well known that women’s involvement in the field of Computer Science is very low in the USA. This is viewed as a significant problem and has become a great concern to educ...
Hasmik Gharibyan, Stephan Gunsaulus
SIGCSE
2004
ACM
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13 years 11 months ago
A CS1 course designed to address interests of women
Literature on women in computing points out that computer science is not being effective at attracting and retain
Lauren Rich, Heather Perry, Mark Guzdial
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 6 months ago
Using peer-led team learning to increase participation and success of under-represented groups in introductory computer science
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a program that uses active recruiting and peer-led team learning to try to increase the participation and success of wome...
Susan Horwitz, Susan H. Rodger, Maureen Biggers, D...