It's Useful But Not Interesting: Girls on Computing in School
Low female representation in elective computer science (CS) courses at school remains an issue in England. Qualitative data was collected in one school to understand the factors that influence 12-14 year old girls’ decisions to continue CS study. The thematic analysis of this data revealed three main factors as usefulness, interest and difficulty, indicating key directions for future interventions.
Authors
- Katharine Childs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7185-6784)
- Sue Sentance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-7408)
- Ashley B. Price
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Raspberry Pi Foundation (GB)
- St Mark's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3689535.3689536
- Primary Topic
- Gender and Technology in Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00