[KNIHA][B] Programmed inequality: How Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing

M Hicks - 2017 - books.google.com
This “sobering tale of the real consequences of gender bias” explores how Britain lost its
early dominance in computing by systematically discriminating against its most qualified …

Electronic textiles as disruptive designs: Supporting and challenging maker activities in schools

Y Kafai, D Fields, K Searle - Harvard Educational Review, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Electronic textiles are a part of the increasingly popular maker movement that champions
existing do-it-yourself activities. As making activities broaden from Maker Faires and …

Strategic interventions to improve women entrepreneurship in GCC countries: A relationship modeling approach

MN Faisal, F Jabeen, M I. Katsioloudes - Journal of Entrepreneurship …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose In Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, entrepreneurship is not a very
popular option among women. The low rate of entrepreneurship as a career choice among …

Closing the gaps and filling the STEM pipeline: A multidisciplinary approach

P Doerschuk, C Bahrim, J Daniel, J Kruger… - Journal of Science …, 2016 - Springer
There is a growing demand for degreed science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) professionals, but the production of degreed STEM students is not kee** pace …

Brecha digital de género: Una revisión y una propuesta

A Gil-Juarez, A Vitores, J Feliu, M Vall-Llovera - 2011 - gredos.usal.es
En este artículo ofrecemos una revisión de los estudios sobre la brecha digital de género a
nivel nacional e internacional, centrándonos concretamente en las investigaciones sobre la …

Ageism in the era of digital platforms

A Rosales, M Fernández-Ardèvol - Convergence, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ageism is the most invisible form of discrimination. While there is some awareness of
gender, racial, and socioeconomic discrimination on digital platforms, ageism has received …

Social cognitive career theory and the prediction of interests and choice goals in the computing disciplines

RW Lent, AM Lopez Jr, FG Lopez, HB Sheu - Journal of Vocational …, 2008 - Elsevier
We tested the fit of the social cognitive choice model [Lent, RW, Brown, SD, & Hackett,
G.(1994). Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice …

[CITACE][C] Connected code: Why children need to learn programming

YB Kafai - 2014 - books.google.com
Why every child needs to learn to code: the shift from “computational thinking” to
computational participation. Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary …

[KNIHA][B] Gender codes: Why women are leaving computing

TJ Misa - 2011 - books.google.com
The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter
computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look at …

Exploring factors that influence computer science introductory course students to persist in the major

LJ Barker, C McDowell, K Kalahar - ACM Sigcse Bulletin, 2009 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes an exploratory study to identify which environmental and student
factors best predict intention to persist in the computer science major. The findings can be …