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Direct linkGeorge, Kari L.; Sax, Linda J.; Wofford, Annie M.; Sundar, Sarayu – Research in Higher Education, 2022
Computing career opportunities are increasing across all sectors of the U.S. economy, yet there remains a serious shortage of college graduates to fill these jobs. This problem has fueled a nationwide effort to expand and diversify the computing career pipeline. Guided by social cognitive career theory (SCCT), this study used logistic regression…
Descriptors: College Environment, Career Choice, College Students, School Role
Ross, Monique; Hazari, Zahra; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2020
Computer science (CS) has been identified as one of the fastest-growing professions, with demand for CS professionals far outpacing the supply of CS graduates. The necessity for a trained CS workforce has compelled industry and academia to evaluate strategies for broadening participation in CS. The current literature in CS education emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Career Choice, Females, Social Influences
Download full textWoods, David M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2023
Schools have implemented the high-impact practice of first-year experience (FYE) courses to assist students with the transition to college. These courses help connect new students to the school with the goal of improving retention. While students in computing majors face the same challenges as other new college students, they also face some…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Information Science Education, Information Technology, Career Choice
Leigh A. Mutchler; Amy J. Connolly; Daniel E. Rush – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
Information systems courses must adapt to meet the unprecedented demand for well-trained information security (InfoSec) professionals, but they cannot competently fill this gap without also ensuring that students are fluent and confident in foundational skills, both technical and behavioral. How to teach behavioral topics in InfoSec management is…
Descriptors: Information Security, Information Science Education, Information Systems, Technological Literacy
Lotriet, Hugo; Matthee, Machdel; Alexander, Patricia – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2011
The career choice model of Adya and Kaiser posits the availability of technology resources as a structural element impacting on career choice. The model distinguishes between accessibility at school and at home. Based on this theoretical point of departure and by arguing a link between choice of major and choice of field of career, this paper…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Access to Information, Access to Computers, Internet
Akbulut, Asli Yagmur; Looney, Clayton Arlen – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
The Information Systems (IS) discipline is facing a sharp downturn in student enrollments. Despite the steady decline in students pursuing the IS major, the demand for information technology (IT) professionals continues to increase. These trends indicate that there might be a shortage of qualified IT employees in the near future. In order to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Student Interests, Information Technology
