Happenstance and compromise: A gendered analysis of students' computing degree course selection

Computer Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-345

  Lang, Catherine ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career choice; Computing; Gender; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959633284     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993408.2010.527699     Document Type: Article

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