Why Women are Avoiding Computer Science in North American Universities : Literature Review and Analysis

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Why Women are Avoiding Computer Science in North American Universities : Literature Review and Analysis Egersdorfer, Davor

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This literature review investigates the underrepresentation of women within CS, specifically focusing on the perceived gap between male and female enrolment in university CS courses within North America. The paper examines the recruitment of young women in the North American K-12 educational system, explores the influences that affect women’s choices in enrolling in CS, and looks at evidence of successful recruitment efforts in high schools. Possible solutions to this problem are discussed, as well as potential benefits of the study to the province of British Columbia.

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Title	Why Women are Avoiding Computer Science in North American Universities : Literature Review and Analysis
Creator	Egersdorfer, Davor
Contributor	Investigating Our Practices Conference (19th : 2016 : Vancouver, B.C.); University of British Columbia. Faculty of Education
Date Issued	2016-05-14
Description	This literature review investigates the underrepresentation of women within CS, specifically focusing on the perceived gap between male and female enrolment in university CS courses within North America. The paper examines the recruitment of young women in the North American K-12 educational system, explores the influences that affect women’s choices in enrolling in CS, and looks at evidence of successful recruitment efforts in high schools. Possible solutions to this problem are discussed, as well as potential benefits of the study to the province of British Columbia.
Subject	Computer Science; Women; Enrolment
Geographic Location	North America
Genre	Conference Paper
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2016-06-22
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0305062
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58313
Affiliation	Education, Faculty of; Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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