TY - GEN
T1 - STARS computing corps
T2 - 1st Annual Conference Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2015
AU - Payton, Jamie
AU - Barnes, Tiffany
AU - Buch, Kim
AU - Rorrer, Audrey
AU - Zuo, Huifang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/10/9
Y1 - 2015/10/9
N2 - The STARS Computing Corps is a national alliance of colleges and universities that facilitates student led regional engagement in computing service projects. In this paper, we present the results of a study of more than 400 students from across 20 institutions to examine the impact of participation in STARS. Results of the study show that there are many benefits for undergraduate computing students who engage in STARS projects across a variety of STARS institutions, including academic, career, and personal benefits, with students that are underrepresented in computing (i.e., females and ethnic minorities) benefitting more than others. The findings also indicate that higher degrees of student and faculty engagement in STARS projects are associated with greater student benefits. These findings establish empirical support for the STARS model of engagement, a flexible approach that can be applied across a variety of institutional types to positively impact traditionally under-represented students in computing.
AB - The STARS Computing Corps is a national alliance of colleges and universities that facilitates student led regional engagement in computing service projects. In this paper, we present the results of a study of more than 400 students from across 20 institutions to examine the impact of participation in STARS. Results of the study show that there are many benefits for undergraduate computing students who engage in STARS projects across a variety of STARS institutions, including academic, career, and personal benefits, with students that are underrepresented in computing (i.e., females and ethnic minorities) benefitting more than others. The findings also indicate that higher degrees of student and faculty engagement in STARS projects are associated with greater student benefits. These findings establish empirical support for the STARS model of engagement, a flexible approach that can be applied across a variety of institutional types to positively impact traditionally under-represented students in computing.
KW - Broadening Participation
KW - Computer Science Education
KW - Cultural Differences
KW - Engagement
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84959898943
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84959898943#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296495
DO - 10.1109/RESPECT.2015.7296495
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84959898943
T3 - 2015 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2015
BT - 2015 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2015
A2 - Boyer, Kristy
A2 - Payton, Jamie
A2 - Forbes, Jeff
A2 - Thiruvathukal, George K.
A2 - Barnes, Tiffany
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 13 August 2015 through 14 August 2015
ER -