September 30th, 2019 | RESEARCH
Grassroots women's learn-to-code groups are springing up in many places. This infographic a study of one such group, in which more-knowledgeable "coaches" lead novice "learners" in learning software programming on the Salesforce platform. This study found that women create such groups to have supportive, non-threatening environments that nuture their learning to build confidence before entering male-dominated software development communities.
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Louise Ann ("Lou Ann") Lyon, Principal Investigator, ETRFunders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1612527
Funding Amount: $296591
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Informal Learning in Computer Science: Social and Conceptual Factors Related to Women's Persistence
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Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls
Audience: Adults | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Computing and information science
Resource Type: Reference Materials
Environment Type: Media and Technology | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media