Navigating Underrepresented STEM Spaces: Experiences of Black Women in U.S. Computing Science Higher Education Programs Who Actualize Success

Autor/inn/en	Charleston, LaVar J.; George, Phillis L.; Jackson, Jerlando F. L.; Berhanu, Jonathan; Amechi, Mauriell H.
Titel	Navigating Underrepresented STEM Spaces: Experiences of Black Women in U.S. Computing Science Higher Education Programs Who Actualize Success
Quelle	In: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 7 (2014) 3, S.166-176 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-8926
DOI	10.1037/a0036632
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Disproportionate Representation; Computer Science; Computer Science Education; Higher Education; African Americans; Females; Student Experience; Womens Education; Womens Studies; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Focus Groups; College Students; Barriers; Social Isolation; Feminism; Gender Bias; Coping; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Informatik; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Afroamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studienerfahrung; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Collegestudent; Soziale Isolation; Feminismus; Geschlechterstereotyp; Bewältigung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Women in the United States have long been underrepresented in computing science disciplines across college campuses and in industry alike (Hanson, 2004; Jackson & Charleston, 2012). This disparity is exacerbated when African American women are scrutinized. Additionally, prior research (e.g., Hanson, 2004; Jackson & Charleston, 2012; Jackson, Gilbert, Charleston, & Gosha, 2009) suggests a need to better understand this underrepresented group within computing--a field in dire need of additional skilled workers. Using critical race feminism and Black feminist thought as theoretical underpinnings, this study examined the experiences of Black female computing aspirants at various levels of academic status. In doing so, this research captures the unique challenges that participants experience in their respective academic computing science environments, as well as how participants navigate this historically White, male-dominated field. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01