TY - JOUR
T1 - Re-Entering Computing through Emerging Technology
T2 - Current State and Special Issue Introduction
AU - Rahman, Farzana
AU - Billionniere, Elodie
N1 - Funding Information:
Partial support for this work is provided by the National Science Foundation Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) program under Awards No. 1953431 and No. 1932662. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Recruitment, retention, and graduation of women in the computing disciplines are critical needs in the US. Research suggests that women drop out of academic programs and leave the workforce to care for their immediate or extended families, to address financial setbacks, to meet personal obligations, and to respond to active-duty calls. Returning women remain one of the largest untapped talent pools in the nation to fulfill the growing demand of computing jobs. The special issue of ACM Transactions on Computing Education presents original research results that evaluate educational interventions and new pathways that have positively impacted women’s re-entry into computing education and careers and that appeal to a broad audience interested in exploring, designing, and developing re-entry initiatives related to computing education.
AB - Recruitment, retention, and graduation of women in the computing disciplines are critical needs in the US. Research suggests that women drop out of academic programs and leave the workforce to care for their immediate or extended families, to address financial setbacks, to meet personal obligations, and to respond to active-duty calls. Returning women remain one of the largest untapped talent pools in the nation to fulfill the growing demand of computing jobs. The special issue of ACM Transactions on Computing Education presents original research results that evaluate educational interventions and new pathways that have positively impacted women’s re-entry into computing education and careers and that appeal to a broad audience interested in exploring, designing, and developing re-entry initiatives related to computing education.
KW - Computing education
KW - bootcamps
KW - formal and informal learning
KW - nontraditional learners
KW - re-entry programs
KW - women in computing
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U2 - 10.1145/3446840
DO - 10.1145/3446840
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107966264
SN - 1946-6226
VL - 21
JO - ACM Transactions on Computing Education
JF - ACM Transactions on Computing Education
IS - 2
M1 - 3446840
ER -