Paper Info
Title
Gender-Specific Motivation And Expectations Toward Computer Science
Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of current motives for choosing computer science as a subject of study, focusing on male and female computer science students' perception about expectations and required qualifications for this professional career. A multi-method approach (qualitative and quantitative research) was applied in two studies in Germany to, firstly, explore which motivations dodge behind the decisions to study this complex discipline, and secondly, to examine if motives and the required skills are gender-specific or not. The results of the presented studies confirm that women and men are guided by different motives and expectations regarding the subject of computer science and in some cases evaluate their strengths and abilities in different ways.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3196839.3196858
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH CONFERENCE ON GENDER & IT (GENDERIT '18)
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
Gender Gap, Computer Science Education, Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, Motives for Computer Science Career
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sarah Theres Völkel1126.09
Wiktoria Wilkowska212011.18
Martina Ziefle31176135.05