Women in Community College: Factors Related to Intentions to Pursue Computer Science

Autor/inn/en	Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda; O'Connor, Lisa
Titel	Women in Community College: Factors Related to Intentions to Pursue Computer Science
Quelle	In: NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 8 (2015) 2, S.156-171 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-7882
DOI	10.1080/19407882.2015.1057166
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Academic Persistence; Females; Womens Education; Two Year College Students; Intention; Video Games; Computer Use; Attitude Measures; Programming; Student Attitudes; Online Surveys; Student Characteristics; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Programmierung; Schülerverhalten; Kalifornien
Abstract	Community colleges (CC) are obvious places to recruit more women into computer science. Enrollment at CCs has grown in response to a struggling economy, and students are more likely to be from underrepresented groups than students enrolled in 4-year universities (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008). However, we know little about why so few go on to study computing and information sciences (CIS) at 4-year universities. This study was designed to test three widely held beliefs about recruiting and retaining women in CIS majors by focusing on women who have expressed interest in computer science. Data were collected from 191 female students enrolled in an introduction to programming class at one of 15 community colleges in California. Results show that women with high intention of pursuing CIS were more avid computer users in their teens and currently play more video games. They also have a positive view of computer programming and place greater value on computing, related to an interest in solving challenging problems and financial motives, rather than an interest in using computing for the social good. Support from others, such as family, friends, and teachers, was not related to intention. The authors discuss how the results can inform strategies to increase the number of women who transfer from community colleges to 4-year universities in CIS fields. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01