ISBN:
978-0-262-13398-2
,
0-262-13398-9
,
978-0-262-63269-0
,
0-262-63269-1
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 172 Seiten :
,
Diagramme.
Edition:
1. paperback edition
DDC:
004/.023
Keywords:
Carnegie Mellon University.
;
Computer science--Vocational guidance
;
Women in computer science
;
Informatikstudium.
;
Frauenförderung.
;
Informatik.
;
Studentin.
;
Psychosoziale Situation.
;
Frauenstudium.
;
Frauenbildung.
;
Geschlechterforschung.
;
Sozialer Wandel.
;
Computer.
;
Bildungsreform.
;
Informatikstudium
;
Frauenförderung
;
Informatik
;
Studentin
;
Psychosoziale Situation
;
Informatik
;
Frauenstudium
;
Frauenbildung
;
Geschlechterforschung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Computer
;
Bildungsreform
Abstract:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Women out of the Loop 1 -- 1 The Magnetic Attraction 15 -- 2 Middle and High School: A Room of His Own 33 -- 3 Computing with a Purpose 49 -- 4 Geek Mythology 61 -- 5 Living among the Programming Gods: The Nexus of Confidence and Interest 77 -- 6 Persistence and Resistance: Staying in Computer Science 93 -- 7 A Tale of 240 Teachers 109 -- 8 Changing the University 129 -- Epilogue: Changing the Conversation in Computer Science 143 -- Appendix: Research Methodology 145 -- Sources and Further Reading 155 -- Index 165.