ERIC Number: EJ1326525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Advancing Equity in Graduate Pathways: Examining the Factors That Sustain and Develop Computing Graduate Aspirations
Journal of Higher Education, v93 n1 p110-136 2022
In light of the need to both grow and diversify graduate enrollments in computing fields, this quantitative study examined variables associated with students' initial aspirations for computing graduate school as well as how aspirations were sustained or developed over time. Using a longitudinal sample of undergraduate students who enrolled in introductory computing courses at 15 research universities, findings suggest that environments and interactions that sustain undergraduate students' initial computing graduate aspirations are quite different than those that contribute to other students' development of graduate aspirations. Specifically, this study highlights the key role of domain-specific psychosocial beliefs (i.e., computing identity, computing self-efficacy) in shaping students' aspirations for graduate computing. Results also highlight important equity issues, particularly related to supporting graduate aspirations among underrepresented Students of Color in computing. We offer implications for cultivating gender and racial/ethnic diversity in computing graduate school pathways, which is imperative to generating more inclusive computing environments in the tech industry and academia.
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Academic Aspiration, Graduate Study, Equal Education, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Student Development, Introductory Courses, Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1525737
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