Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing A Historical and Social Study /

This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to correct the situation, in order...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aspray, William (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:History of Computing,
Temas:
Computers-History.
Science-Study and teaching.
History of Computing.
Science Education.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Digest of Relevant Literatures
  • Opening STEM Careers to Women
  • Opening STEM Careers to African Americans
  • Opening STEM Careers to Hispanics
  • Opening STEM Careers to American Indians
  • Part II: Case Studies
  • Organizations That Help Women to Build STEM Careers
  • Organizations That Help Underrepresented Minorities to Build STEM Careers
  • Organizations That Help Women Build Computing Careers
  • Organizations That Help Underrepresented Minorities Build Computing Careers
  • Building Educational Infrastructures for Broadening Participation in Computing.

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