Article
Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
Education Publications
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2018
DOI
10.3390/socsci7080122
Abstract
This study examines an aspect of gender and racial/ethnic gaps in undergraduate computing by focusing on sense of belonging among women and underrepresented minority (URM) introductory computing students. We examine change in sense of belonging during the introductory course as well as the predictors of belonging, with attention to conditional effects by gender and URM status. Results show that sense of belonging outcomes are a product of both incoming student characteristics and college environments and experiences, highlighting the important role the computing faculty play in fostering belonging. These and other findings are discussed, focusing on sense of belonging among women, URM students, and URM women.
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Copyright Owner
MDPI
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Linda J. Sax, Jennifer M. Blaney, Kathleen J. Lehman, Sarah L Rodriguez, et al.. "Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students" Vol. 7 Iss. 8 (2018) p. 122 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah_rodriguez/9/
This article is published as Sax, L.J.; Blaney, J.M.; Lehman, K.J.; Rodriguez, S.L.; George, K.L.; Zavala, C. Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students. Soc. Sci.2018, 7, 122. DOI: 10.3390/socsci7080122. Posted with permission.