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Recruiting and Retaining Women in Undergraduate Computing Majors

Recruiting and Retaining Women in Undergraduate Computing Majors

This article from J. McGrath Cohoon of the University of Virginia "recommends methods for increasing female participation in undergraduate computer science." A number of specific recommendations are made, including working directly with high school teachers and guidance counselors, developing relationships with community colleges and recruiting first and second year students from within your university. This article originally appeared in the SIGCSE Bulletin in 2002.
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stem education, workforce development, technician training, advanced technological education
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Date Added to MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
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Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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