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Retention Of Women In Computer Science: Why Women Persist In Their Computer Science Majors, Katarina Pantic
Retention Of Women In Computer Science: Why Women Persist In Their Computer Science Majors, Katarina Pantic
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Retention of women through graduation in Computer Science (CS) majors is one of the biggest challenges for CS education. Most research in this area focuses on factors influencing attrition rather than why and how women remain committed. The goal of this research study is to understand retention from the perspective of women who persisted in their CS major. Using the theoretical lens of legitimate peripheral participation in communities of practice, I designed and conducted a study that involved focus groups, interviews, journey maps, and experience sampling methods. I found that retention of women in this study was influenced by four …