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The Effects of Integrating Service Learning into Computer Science: An Inter-Institutional Longitudinal Study
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Payton, Jamie; Barnes, Tiffany; Buch, Kim; Rorrer, Audrey; Zuo, Huifang – Computer Science Education, 2015
This study is a follow-up to one published in computer science education in 2010 that reported preliminary results showing a positive impact of service learning on student attitudes associated with success and retention in computer science. That paper described how service learning was incorporated into a computer science course in the context of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Service Learning, Integrated Curriculum
The Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Awareness of Homelessness, Civic Attitudes, and Stereotypes toward the Homeless
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Buch, Kim; Harden, Susan – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
In 2008, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) joined in a community initiative with the Urban Ministry Center to provide shelter to the homeless during the winter months. A student organization was formed to sustain university support. The author created a service-learning project as part of a Citizenship and Service…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Homeless People, Stereotypes, Service Learning
Applying Service Learning to Computer Science: Attracting and Engaging Under-Represented Students
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Dahlberg, Teresa; Barnes, Tiffany; Buch, Kim; Bean, Karen – Computer Science Education, 2010
This article describes a computer science course that uses service learning as a vehicle to accomplish a range of pedagogical and BPC (broadening participation in computing) goals: (1) to attract a diverse group of students and engage them in outreach to younger students to help build a diverse computer science pipeline, (2) to develop leadership…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Service Learning, Science Curriculum, Outreach Programs
The STARS Alliance: Viable Strategies for Broadening Participation in Computing
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Dahlberg, Teresa; Barnes, Tiffany; Buch, Kim; Rorrer, Audrey – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2011
The Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service (STARS) Alliance is a nationally-connected system of regional partnerships among higher education, K-12 schools, industry and the community with a mission to broaden the participation of women, under-represented minorities and persons with disabilities in computing (BPC). Each regional…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Leadership