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The Proof Is In The Pudding – Using Perceived Stress To Measure Short-Term Impact In Initiatives To Enhance Gender Balance In Computing Education, Alina Berry, Sarah Jane Delany
The Proof Is In The Pudding – Using Perceived Stress To Measure Short-Term Impact In Initiatives To Enhance Gender Balance In Computing Education, Alina Berry, Sarah Jane Delany
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The problem of gender imbalance in computing higher education has forced academics and professionals to implement a wide range of initiatives. Many initiatives use recruitment or retention numbers as their most obvious evidence of impact. This type of evidence of impact is, however, more resource heavy to obtain, as well as often requires a longitudinal approach. There are many shorter term initiatives that use other ways to measure their success.
First, this poster presents with a review of existing evaluation measures in interventions to recruit and retain women in computing education across the board. Three main groups of evaluation come …
Volunteer Management During Covid-19: The Case Of Galway 2020 European Capital Of Culture, Samantha Morris
Volunteer Management During Covid-19: The Case Of Galway 2020 European Capital Of Culture, Samantha Morris
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The European Capital of Culture is an initiative by the European Union to highlight the richness and diversity of cultures across Europe. Cities are designated for a period of one calendar year during which they organize a series of cultural events. In July 2016 Galway was awarded the Irish designation for European Capital of Culture for 2020. Over 1900 events across 154 projects had been planned throughout the year. The Wave Makers volunteer programme was created to help with the delivery of the event. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions imposed by the Irish government, required Galway …