JERIC special issue on gender-balancing computing education
The latest issue of ACM's Journal on Educational Resources in Computing is a very welcome issue on gender-balancing computing education, or more specifically, bringing more women into computing. An important topic, and this is a significant contribution. For this one, I'll list the whole TOC:
- Introduction: Special issue on gender-balancing computing education by Bettina Bair, J. McGrath Cohoon
- Communication in computer science classrooms: understanding defensive climates as a means of creating supportive behaviors by Kathy Garvin-Doxas, Lecia J. Barker
- Voices of women in a software engineering course: reflections on collaboration by Sarah B. Berenson, Kelli M. Slaten, Laurie Williams, Chih-Wei Ho (tech report version)
- Pair-programming helps female computer science students by Linda L. Werner, Brian Hanks, Charlie McDowell (OA version)
- Creating gender parity: an instruction aide's influence by Cynthia Y. Lester, Marcus Brown
- Gender and black boxes in the programming curriculum by Peter McKenna
I found a few online, but it's too bad the rest aren't there too especially since CS people have a reputation for getting their stuff up on their own web sites. Also, here's a reading list I found on women in CS.
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Thanks for providing these links. I'm very interested in reading this articles, particularly the pair programming article since we're currently experimenting with that in some of our courses. (anecdotally, I'd say the pair programming _does_ help, not just the women students but _all_ students understand the material better)
I just found your blog and am looking forward to reading more of it!
Thanks for the kind words, Jane. I just recently discovered your blog as well and am enjoying it. You can check out my institution's web site in Women in Computer Science & Engineering here for some fellow travellers.
BTW, do you know your librarian? He or she can certainly help getting career guides and other resources. (Ignore that if you're really a York prof and I know you ;-)
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