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Feeling the Weight of the Water: A Longitudinal Study of How Capital and Identity Shape Young People's Computer Science Trajectories over Time, Age 10-21
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Henriette Holmegaard; Louise Archer; Spela Godec; Emma Watson; Emily MacLeod; Jennifer Dewitt; Julie Moote – Computer Science Education, 2025
Background and Context: There is a call for more young people to continue into higher education computer science (CS). Objective: To understand young people's choices into and away from CS, by addressing the inequalities their trajectories as shaped over time and in relation to their capital and identities. Method: Ninety-four longitudinal…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Young Adults, Longitudinal Studies, Social Capital
Can Computing Be Diversified on "Principles" Alone? Exploring the Role of AP Computer Science Courses in Students' Major and Career Intentions
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Sax, Linda J.; Newhouse, Kaitlin N. S.; Goode, Joanna; Nakajima, Tomoko M.; Skorodinsky, Max; Sendowski, Michelle – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2022
The Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (APCSP) course was introduced in 2016 to address long-standing gender and racial/ethnic disparities in the United States among students taking Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) in high school, as well as among those who pursued computing majors in college. Although APCSP has drawn a more…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Computer Science Education, Equal Education, High School Students
Technical Boys and Creative Girls: The Career Aspirations of Digitally Skilled Youths
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Wong, Billy; Kemp, Peter E. J. – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2018
Digital technology is increasingly central to our lives, particularly among young people. However, there remains a concern from government and businesses of a digital skills gap because many youths, especially girls, tend to be consumers rather than creators of technology. Drawing on 32 semi-structured interviews with digitally skilled teenagers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Computer Science Education
High School Computer Science Education Paves the Way for Higher Education: The Israeli Case
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Armoni, Michal; Gal-Ezer, Judith – Computer Science Education, 2014
The gap between enrollments in higher education computing programs and the high-tech industry's demands is widely reported, and is especially prominent for women. Increasing the availability of computer science education in high school is one of the strategies suggested in order to address this gap. We look at the connection between exposure to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, High School Students, College Preparation
The Condition of STEM 2015. National
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ACT, Inc., 2015
ACT has been a leader in measuring college and career readiness trends since 1959. Each August, ACT releases The Condition of College & Career Readiness (www.act.org/newsroom/data/2015), an annual report on the progress of the ACT-tested graduating class relative to college readiness. Nationally, a record 59% of the 2015 graduating class took…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Entrance Examinations, Science Interests, Student Interests
The Condition of STEM 2014. National
PDF on ERIC Download full text
ACT, Inc., 2014
ACT has been a leader in measuring college and career readiness trends since 1959. Each August, they release "The Condition of College & Career Readiness" (www.act.org/newsroom/data/2014), their annual report on the progress of the ACT-tested graduating class relative to college readiness. Nationally, 57% of the 2014 graduating class…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Entrance Examinations, Science Interests, Student Interests