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

• In Event: Minoritized Students Engaging with STEM

Abstract

This study examines the gender and racial/ethnic gap in undergraduate computing, focusing on sense of belonging among women and URM introductory computing students. We examine change in belonging during the introductory course as well as the predictors of belonging, with attention to conditional effects for women and URM students.

Authors

• Linda Sax, UCLA

• Jennifer M Blaney, UCLA

• Kathleen Lehman, UCLA

• Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University

• Kari George, UCLA

• Christina E Zavala, University of California, Los Angeles