| Record Number |
17768 |
| ISBN |
9781922235862 |
| Location |
371.334 FIS |
| Author |
Fisher, Julie L (author.). |
| Title |
Digital divas : putting the wow into computing for girls / Julie Fisher, Catherine Lang, Annemieke Craig and Helen Forgasz with Amber McLeod. |
| Published |
Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, 2015. |
| Collation |
197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index. |
| Contents Note |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Digital Divas Project -- ch. 2 Evaluating Digital Divas: How Will We Know if the Program Works? -- ch. 3 Research Design: Evaluating the Program -- ch. 4 Background: Our Schools and the Digital Divas Portal -- ch. 5 Spheres of Influence -- ch. 6 Changing Girls' Perceptions of IT -- ch. 7 The Ripple Effect -- ch. 8 The Wider Community -- ch. 9 Concluding Remarks. |
| Summary Note |
"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'."--Back cover. |
| Target Audience |
For secondary teachers. |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
| Computers -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
| Women in information science |
| Added Name |
Lang, Catherine, (author). |
| Craig, Annemieke, (author). |
| Forgasz, Helen J., (author). |
| McLeod, Amber |
