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Lang, Catherine – Computer Science Education, 2007
This paper investigates the Australian literature relating to female under-representation in the information technology (IT) sphere of careers and education. This summary of the current body of literature presented through the lens of the nature of the discipline includes emerging theories that explore the masculinization of the discipline,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Career Choice, Females
Miliszewska, Iwona; Barker, Gayle; Henderson, Fiona; Sztendur, Ewa – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2006
The under-representation and poor retention of women in computing courses at Victoria University is a concern that has continued to defy all attempts to resolve it. Despite a range of initiatives created to encourage participation and improve retention of females in the courses, the percentage of female enrolments has declined significantly in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Focus Groups, Access to Computers
Anderson, Neil; Klein, Mary; Lankshear, Colin – Australian Educational Computing, 2005
This paper reports preliminary work in an ARC Linkage Project involving collaboration among James Cook University, Education Queensland, and Technology One (a Queensland based company). The project aims to identify and interpret factors associated with low female participation rates in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reference Groups, Disproportionate Representation, Focus Groups