The Library
Women and computing : some responses to falling numbers in higher education
Tools
Tools
Tools
Dain, Julia Anne (1989) Women and computing : some responses to falling numbers in higher education. University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science. (Department of Computer Science Research Report). (Unpublished)
|
PDF
WRAP_cs-rr-143.pdf - Requires a PDF viewer. Download (10Mb) | Preview |
Abstract
During the past decade there has been an expansion in computing courses in higher education in the United Kingdom, but the number of women participating has fallen steadily. The nature and image of academic computing is examined, with reference to the mathematization of the syllabus in contrast with the linguistic approach of earlier years, the mechanistic view of computing, and the absence of discussion of social, ethical and legal issues. The decline in number has been marked as a problem by teachers and government, particularly in the context of vacancies in the computing industry. Responses include taster courses for schoolgirls, with the short-term aim of getting more women onto computing courses, and the establishment of a national co-ordinating body for Women into Computing. A radical feminist response argues that computer culture is man-made and that there is a need for an alternative vision. Teachers should review the method and content of their teaching to reflect and change the social nature of computing.
| Item Type: | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Computers and women | ||||
| Series Name: | Department of Computer Science Research Report | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science | ||||
| Official Date: | June 1989 | ||||
| Dates: |
|
||||
| Number: | Number 143 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||
| DOI: | CS-RR-143 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Department of Computer Science | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | J.A. Dain, “Women and Computing - Some Responses to Falling Numbers in Higher Education”, <i>Women's Studies International Forum</i> <b>14</b>(3), pp. 217-225 (1991) | ||||
| Related URLs: |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
