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    Digital Divas

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    Author(s)
    Fisher, Julie
    Lang, Catherine
    Craig, Annemieke
    Forgasz, Helen
    McLeod, Amber
    Collection
    Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
    Number
    103466
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    The geek is male. Or so it seems. As is well documented, there is a distinct under-representation of girls studying computing at high school level and, correspondingly, going on to have careers in IT. To address this problem, in 2007 the authors of this book, with backgrounds in secondary teaching or IT, trialled a new and revolutionary program in schools: ‘Digital Divas’. The Digital Divas program, based on the idea that it was possible to change girls’ perceptions of IT careers with educationally sound materials that tapped into their interests and were delivered in all-girl classes within the school curriculum, was a great success. In 'Digital Divas: Putting the Wow into Computing for Girls', Fisher, Lang, Craig and Forgasz recount what they did and how they did it, and reflect on the significance of this program, which has indisputably led to an increased self-sufficiency with IT amongst girls, challenged stereotypical understandings of IT as a male activity, and increased the pursuit of IT careers by young women. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32796
    Keywords
    women in information science; information technology; media and communications; computers; education; study and teaching (secondary); Curriculum; Focus group; Single-sex education
    DOI
    10.26530/OAPEN_605039
    ISBN
    9781922235862
    OCN
    945783898
    Publisher
    Monash University Publishing
    Publisher website
    https://www.publishing.monash.edu/
    Publication date and place
    Clayton, 2016
    Grantor
    • Knowledge Unlatched - 103466
    Series
    Education,
    Classification
    Teaching of a specific subject
    Pages
    208
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Computing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing; Curriculum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum; Educational technology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology; Focus group - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_group; Single-sex education - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-sex_education
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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