Broadening Participation in Computing
| Autor: | Louise Ann Lyon, Amardeep Kahlon, Jill Denner, Cheryl Calhoun, Deborah Boisvert, Wendy DuBow, Melanie Williamson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Computer science 4. Education 05 social sciences 050301 education Information technology 02 engineering and technology Public relations Call to action Alliance Strategic partnership Brainstorming 020204 information systems ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Community college business 0503 education Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | SIGCSE |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3287324.3293747 |
| Popis: | Over half of community college (CC) students are non-white, and more than half of all Hispanic and Black undergraduates start at community college. Given that community colleges (CCs) enroll minorities and women in larger numbers than universities, it is imperative for both universities and CCs to engage in collaborative efforts to broaden the participation of diverse peoples in the computing field. Such efforts could include, but not be limited to, the creation of a national broadening participation in computing (BPC) alliance, structured transfer pathways from the CC to the university, the inclusion of a CS Principles course for college, and changing the commonly held perceptions of CCs. Brainstorming, and then building these strategic partnerships requires that experts from various backgrounds come together to share knowledge and experiences that contribute to a better understanding of the role such collaborative efforts could play with universities and CCs in BPC efforts in CS and information technology (IT). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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