ERIC Number: EJ1435256
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
EISSN: EISSN-1541-4167
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Fostering Greater Persistence among Underserved Computer Science Undergraduates: A Descriptive Study of the I-PASS Project
Roslyn Arlin Mickelson; Ian Mikkelsen; Mohsen Dorodchi; Bojan Cukic; Tytianna Horn
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v26 n2 p445-472 2024
Female, Black, Latinx, Native American, low-income, and rural students remain underrepresented among computer science undergraduate degree recipients. Along with student, family, and secondary school characteristics, college organizational climate, curricula, and instructional practices shape undergraduates' experiences that foster persistence until graduation. Our quasi-experimental project, "Improving the Persistence and Success of Students from Underrepresented Populations in Computer Science" (I-PASS), is designed to augment students' persistence until they earn their computer science degree. Drawing on prior research, including Tinto's model of effective institutional actions for retention, I-PASS Scholars--all low-income, female and/or members of underserved demographics groups--receive a four-year scholarship; mentoring, tutoring, advising; and opportunities to integrate into the academic and social life of the campus. Students' written reflections and attitude surveys suggest I-PASS's components foster their retention by, among other mechanisms, enhancing their computer science identity development and sense of belonging in the major.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Females, Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, American Indian Students, Low Income Students, Rural Areas, Disproportionate Representation, School Holding Power, Scholarships, Mentors, Tutoring, Academic Advising, Socialization, Self Concept, Sense of Community, Majors (Students)
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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: 1742461
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