Women´s studies and computer science: their intersection

Author

Estrin, Thelma

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

1996

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

46

Abstract

Women´s studies and computer science both evolved as academic disciplines in the 1960s, but they evolved along very different paths. The differences between science, engineering, and the humanities are discussed, followed by a brief review of women´s studies. Feminist epistemology and its dedication to concrete learning introduce new ideas for gaining knowledge that will also make computer science more relevant for minority and low-income students. Children´s use of computer technology and Logo software is introduced

Keywords

LOGO; computer science education; courseware; educational courses; gender issues; history; humanities; social sciences; Logo software use; academic disciplines; children; computer science; computer technology use; concrete learning; engineering; feminist epistemology; humanities; low-income students; minority students; science; women´s studies; Art; Biology computing; Biomedical computing; Biomedical engineering; Computer science; Concrete; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Knowledge engineering; Law;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1058-6180

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/85.511943

Filename

511943