Encouraging More Women into Computer Science: Initiating a Single-Sex Intervention Program in Sweden.

Brandell, Gerd; Carlsson, Svante; Eklbom, Hakan; Nord, Ann-Charlotte

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Publication Date: 1997

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Encouraging More Women into Computer Science: Initiating a Single-Sex Intervention Program in Sweden.

Brandell, Gerd; Carlsson, Svante; Eklbom, Hakan; Nord, Ann-Charlotte

Mathematics Education Research Journal, v9 n3 p312-24 Nov 1997

Describes the process of starting a new program in computer science and engineering that is heavily based on applied mathematics and only open to women. Emphasizes that success requires considerable interest in mathematics and curiosity about computer science among female students at the secondary level and the acceptance of the single-sex program by the university. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Computer Science, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Single Sex Schools, Womens Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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