ERIC Number: EJ861684
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Mar
Pages: 13
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Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Students towards Computing
Varma, Roli
Computer Science Education, v19 n1 p37-49 Mar 2009
This paper examines students' pre-college experience with computers. It finds significant gender differences in how students develop interest in computers; exposure to computers at home; availability of computers in high schools; and high-school preparations for college study in a computing field. The paper has a number of implications to improve the digital divide for women. It is based on 150 in-depth interviews of female and male undergraduate students, members of five major ethnic/racial groups (White, Afro-American, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American) from seven institutions in the USA. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computers, Gender Differences, Majors (Students), Student Experience, Student Interests, High Schools, Access to Computers, Womens Education, Females, Equal Education, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Family Influence, College Preparation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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