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Direct linkVainionpää, Fanny; Molin-Juustila, Tonja; Arhippainen, Leena – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2022
Information Systems education has been concerned with student recruitment and diversity. We asked 123 students in an introductory course why they had chosen the Information Technology field. The course provided an opportunity to inquire the motivation of a diverse set of students as the course is open to anyone. We wanted to learn about our…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Identification (Psychology), Age Differences
He, Jun; Freeman, Lee A. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
Previous research has studied gender differences in people's perceptions and behaviors toward information technologies with mixed findings. In addition, the reasons causing these differences have been discussed but rarely empirically tested in the literature. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms through which gender affects the…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Gender Differences, Females
Woszczynski, Amy B.; Shade, Sherri – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
Much prior research has examined the dearth of women in the IT industry. The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of women in IT within the context of information security and assurance. This paper describes results from a study of a relatively new career path to see if there are female-friendly opportunities that have not existed…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Security, Gender Bias, Disproportionate Representation
