What Influences Female Interest and Persistence in Computing? Preliminary Findings from a Multi-year Study

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作者：

DuBow, Wendy M. ^{[1
]}

James-Hawkins, Laurie ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Ctr Women & IT, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

来源：

2015 RESEARCH IN EQUITY AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ENGINEERING, COMPUTING, AND TECHNOLOGY (RESPECT) | 2015年

关键词：

gender; social cognitive career theory; women; computing interest; computing persistence; NCWIT aspirations award;

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TP301 [理论、方法];

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081202 ;

摘要：

This paper reports preliminary findings from a multi-year study of young women who showed interest in applying for an award that recognizes high school females' computing-related interests and achievements, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing Award. The research sample includes two groups: Awardees and non-Awardees. This mixed-methods study consists of a social cognitive career theory (SCCT) survey instrument, as well as interviews and focus groups exploring themes of confidence, self-efficacy, a sense of belonging, and perceived supports and barriers to being involved in computing. This paper describes results from the first survey and select demographics from the two groups, Awardees (n=691) and NonAwardees (n=760), along with preliminary analyses of the qualitative data gathered thus far.

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