Interdisciplinarity has been touted as a means to recruit more racially and gender-diverse
students to computing. In this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, we investigated …

In this study, we consider the intersections of the goal congruity framework and a related
motivational model of self-transcendent versus self-oriented motives in learning. Each …

Prior work has found that women tend to report lower sense of belonging compared to men
in STEM and computing contexts, which may discourage women's persistence …

Motivation and Objectives. Sense of belonging has been recognized as a construct that
influences diversity, retention, and–to a lesser degree–learning outcomes in computer …

Racial and gender representation among computer science (CS) students continues to lag
behind national demographics in the US One way to improve students' interests in CS is to …

This paper outlines the research design for creating a measuring scale to quantitatively
assess individuals' sense of place-belongingness. The development of such a measuring …

Background: Broadening participation in computing (BPC) efforts aim to address a lack of
proportional representation of people who identify as women or as a member of a …

Goal-congruity theory suggests that an intervention that increases students' perceptions of
whether computing helps society could help broaden participation in computing. This …

RESUMO O setor de saúde, um setor de emprego robusto para as mulheres, empregou 16,
4 milhões de mulheres em 2021, representando 77, 6% de sua força de trabalho total …

Context: Gender disparity in computing education remains a significant issue, impacting
both equitable representation and the diverse perspectives necessary for innovation …