Participation in Computing The National Science Foundation’s Expansionary Programs /

• Main Author: Aspray, William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: History of Computing,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computers.; Science education.; Computer Science.; History of Computing.; Science Education.

This text presents a focus on the efforts of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to broaden participation in computing of women, underrepresented minorities (especially African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians), and people with disabilities. The work illuminates a mostly overlooked...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Opening Computing Careers to Underrepresented Groups
• The Broadening Participation in Computing Alliances
• Recent Efforts to Broaden Formal Computer Science Education at the K-12 Level
• Recent Efforts to Broaden Informal Computer Science Education
• Conclusions
• Appendix: CISE-Supported Projects Targeted at Women in IT.