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Gendered experiences of computing graduate programs

Published: 07 March 2007 Publication History

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This investigation of gendered experiences in computer science and computer engineering (CSE) doctoral programs uses survey data from a nationwide stratified random sample. Analyses of data from 41 departments show that women CSE doctoral students have less confidence than men students that they can achieve their educational goals. Moreover, women's confidence is significantly affected by their comfort asking questions in class, which is in turn affected by faculty beliefs about the relationship between diversity and student quality. Program rank also has a negative effect on confidence, but affects men and women similarly.

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cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 39, Issue 1
March 2007
581 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/1227504
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    SIGCSE '07: Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
    March 2007
    634 pages
    ISBN:1595933611
    DOI:10.1145/1227310
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  2. graduate education
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