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Direct linkDownes, Toni; Looker, Dianne – Computer Science Education, 2011
This article explores factors that contribute to low participation rates in computing and information technology (CIT) courses in senior secondary school, particularly for females. Partly drawing on the Values-Expectancy Theory the following variables are explored separately and within a single model: gender, ability and values beliefs, access and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Student Attitudes, Females
