DocumentCode
1467243
Title
Indian Women and Mathematics for Computer Science
Author
Varma, Roli
Author_Institution
Sch. of Public Adm., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
30
Issue
1
fYear
2011
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
46
Abstract
To sum up, the case study of female students in India has shown that because they perform well in mathematics, they have high self efficacy for enrolling and remaining in CS. The new domain of CS builds on prior skills in mathematics. This suggests that CS and mathematics share skills. There is a need to carry out a comparative study of how mathematics is taught to girls and boys in the U.S. and India in order to understand issues related to gender and mathematics.
Keywords
computer science education; gender issues; mathematics; Indian women; computer science; female student; gender issues; mathematics; self-efficacy; Education; Engineering profession; Gender issues; India; Mathematics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0097
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MTS.2011.940294
Filename
5725614
Link To Document