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Ashcraft, Catherine – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
To date, girls and women are significantly underrepresented in computer science and technology. Concerns about this underrepresentation have sparked a wealth of educational efforts to promote girls' participation in computing, but these programs have demonstrated limited impact on reversing current trends. This paper argues that this is, in part,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Technology, Females, Disproportionate Representation
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Mirjana, Ivanovic; Zoran, Putnik; Anja, Sisarica; Zoran, Budimac – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This paper reports on progress and conclusions of two-year research of gender issues in studying computer science at Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad. Using statistics on data gathered by a survey, the work presented here focused on identifying, understanding, and correlating both female and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Computer Science
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Liebenberg, Janet; Mentz, Elsa; Breed, Betty – Computer Science Education, 2012
This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined how pair programming shapes the experience of secondary school girls taking IT as a subject, with respect to their enjoyment of programming and the subject itself. The study involved six Grade 11 girls who were doing solo programming in Grade 10 and pair programming in their following Grade.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Information Technology, Student Attitudes
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Liu, Chia-Ju; Zandvliet, David B.; Hou, I.-Ling – Learning Environments Research, 2012
This study investigated perceptions of senior high school students towards the Taiwanese information technology (IT) classroom with the What Is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) survey and explored the physical learning environment of the IT classroom using the Computerised Classroom Environment Inventory (CCEI). The participants included 2,869…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Vocational High Schools, Information Technology
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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
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Turner, Eva – Journal of Information Ethics, 2000
Discussion of the absence of women and minority groups in computer science and information technology focuses on a study conducted at Middlesex University (England) that investigated how gender and ethnicity connected to computing are perceived by computing science students and how this may influence their decision as future computer scientists…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Ethnicity, Females
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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
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von Hellens, Liisa; Clayton, Kaylene; Beekhuyzen, Jenine; Nielsen, Sue H. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
This paper reports on an exploratory investigation of the perceptions of information and communication technology (ICT) as a field of study and work in German secondary schools. A total of 160 students from five secondary schools in Lower Saxony participated in the study in February 2007, and four teachers of the students were interviewed. The…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Kafai, Yasmin B., Ed.; Heeter, Carrie, Ed.; Denner, Jill, Ed.; Sun, Jennifer Y., Ed. – MIT Press (BK), 2008
Ten years after the groundbreaking "From Barbie to Mortal Kombat" highlighted the ways gender stereotyping and related social and economic issues permeate digital game play, the number of women and girl gamers has risen considerably. Despite this, gender disparities remain in gaming. Women may be warriors in "World of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Play, Topography
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Alkhalifa, Eshaa – AACE Journal, 2008
Gender studies across the world have produced a wealth of information generated by studies that seek to investigate the existence of a distinction between genders in mathematical-based courses, such as Computer Science courses. However, the Middle Eastern Region remained unexplored largely throughout this effort due to gender segregation during…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Womens Education, Females, Self Efficacy
Burke, Lee-Ann; Murphy, Elizabeth – E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 2006
This study explores how female students compare learning computer technology in a single- versus a mixed- gender school setting. Twelve females participated, all of whom were enrolled in a grade 12 course in Communications' Technology. Data collection included a questionnaire, a semi-structured interview and focus groups. Participants described…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Computers, Grade 12, Single Sex Schools
Randall, Cindy H.; Reichgelt, Han; Price, Barbara A. – 2003
At a time when demand for employees with information technology (IT) skills is booming, there is a decline not only in the number of females entering this field of study in most western countries but also in the number of females taking computer courses (Nielsen, von Hellens, Wong, 2000). Moreover, the gap in computer access and training for…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Science, Demography, Equal Education
Weinman, Janice; Cain, Lisa – TECHNOS, 1999
Focuses on the gender gap in computer science and discusses results from a new report, "Gender Gaps," by the American Association of University Women. Examines technology's impact on gender equity and the importance of teacher education. Notes the increased enrollment of girls in math and science and calls for new programs to increase…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Educational Development, Enrollment Trends
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Durndell, A.; Thomson, K. – Computers & Education, 1997
Describes a 1995 study of college freshmen at a Scottish university that examined use of computers, knowledge about information technology, and reasons for not studying computing. Gender differences are discussed and results are compared with earlier studies from 1992, 1989, and 1986. (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education
Trajkovski, Goran, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2006
"Diversity in Information Technology Education: Issues and Controversies" sheds light on the status of diversity in the field of IT education. It identifies a wide range of problems that educators face on a daily basis, and gives practical, applicable solutions, mainly by showcasing successful and replicable examples. The chapters in "Diversity in…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Education, Ethnic Diversity