Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students

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 predictor...

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Main Authors:	Linda J. Sax, Jennifer M. Blaney, Kathleen J. Lehman, Sarah L. Rodriguez, Kari L. George, Christina Zavala
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:	Social Sciences
Subjects:	computer science introductory computing gender URM students race/ethnicity sense of belonging
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/8/122

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spelling	doaj-d7837811e09c44fbb333c72fb36aaddc2020-11-25T01:08:07ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602018-07-017812210.3390/socsci7080122socsci7080122Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority StudentsLinda J. Sax0Jennifer M. Blaney1Kathleen J. Lehman2Sarah L. Rodriguez3Kari L. George4Christina Zavala5Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USAGraduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USAGraduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USASchool of Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USAGraduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USAGraduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USAThis 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.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/8/122computer scienceintroductory computinggenderURM studentsrace/ethnicitysense of belonging
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author	Linda J. Sax Jennifer M. Blaney Kathleen J. Lehman Sarah L. Rodriguez Kari L. George Christina Zavala
spellingShingle	Linda J. Sax Jennifer M. Blaney Kathleen J. Lehman Sarah L. Rodriguez Kari L. George Christina Zavala Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students Social Sciences computer science introductory computing gender URM students race/ethnicity sense of belonging
author_facet	Linda J. Sax Jennifer M. Blaney Kathleen J. Lehman Sarah L. Rodriguez Kari L. George Christina Zavala
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title	Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
title_short	Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
title_full	Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
title_fullStr	Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
title_full_unstemmed	Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Social Sciences
issn	2076-0760
publishDate	2018-07-01
description	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.
topic	computer science introductory computing gender URM students race/ethnicity sense of belonging
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/8/122
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Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students

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