ABSTRACT

The authors explore the proposition that computers have the potential for creating inequity in classroom education and in who is encouraged to pursue the study of computer science itself. They outline some psychological factors that have contributed to the inequality regarding gender and computers.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introducing the Problem

chapter 2|29 pages

Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender

chapter 3|27 pages

The Social Context of Computing

chapter 4|26 pages

Expectancies and the Computer

chapter 5|16 pages

A Threat in the Air

chapter 6|20 pages

Working Toward Solutions