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Broadening participation in and perceptions of computing through cascading mentoring: Implementing a CS community service learning course
Proceedings of the 44th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Y. B. Kafai
  • J. Griffin
  • W. B. Burke
  • M. Slattery
  • Deborah A. Fields, Utah State University
  • R. Powell
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract

This study reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a service-learning course based on a "cascading mentoring" model linking together the faculty, administration, and undergraduates of an urban university's computer science department with local high school students. We present findings from surveys and post-interviews that illustrate undergraduates' and high school students' experiences in the program and how their perceptions of computing and mentoring changed based upon the outreach. In our discussion, we focus on the institutional and conceptual challenges of implementing the community service course within the university's computer science department, while also highlighting the learning opportunities for streamlining such a model for future iterations.

Citation Information
Kafai, Y. B., Griffin, J., Burke, W. B.*, Slattery, M., Fields, D. A., Powell, R., Grab, M., Davidson, S. B. & Sun, J. S. (2013). Broadening participation in and perceptions of computing through cascading mentoring: Implementing a CS community service learning course. Proceedings of the 44th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, ACM Digital Library.