Sciweavers

5 search results - page 1 / 1
» The Issue of Gender Equity in Computer Science - What Studen...
Sort
View
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
123views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Diversifying the images of computer science: undergraduate women take on the challenge!
This paper tells the story of a student initiative, driven by a desire to diversify the images that surround the field of computer science and those who work in it. Categories and...
Carol Frieze
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
172views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Computing in context: integrating an embedded computing project into a course on ethical and societal issues
A hands-on embedded computing project is introduced into an undergraduate social sciences course. In the pilot module, nine student teams created working prototypes, using the tec...
Fred G. Martin, Sarah Kuhn
IFIP
2000
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Gender Differences in Vancouver Secondary Students
This paper presents results from a survey of Vancouver secondary school students on their interests and perceived abilities in a range of subjects, the factors they felt would inf...
Vania Chan, Katie Stafford, Maria M. Klawe, Grace ...
TAPIA
2005
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Preliminary analysis of factors affecting women and african americans in the computing sciences
The current paper presents research that investigates those factors that affect the recruitment and retention of women and African Americans in the computing sciences. We begin by...
Jamika D. Burge, Tiki L. Suarez
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
232views Education» more  SIGCSE 2010»
14 years 2 days ago
Design and evaluation of a computer science and engineering course for middle school girls
A significant focus in the United States recently has been to increase engagement and interest in STEM curricula, particularly among girls and underrepresented minorities [3]. In ...
Gabriela Marcu, Samuel J. Kaufman, Jaihee Kate Lee...