Adopting Feminist Pedagogy in Computer Science Education to Empower Underrepresented Populations: A Critical Review

• Published in: TechTrends Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 459 - 467
• Main Author: Ren, Xinyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Barriers; Beliefs; Classroom Environment; Communities of Practice; Computer science; Computer Science Education; Cooperative Learning; Course Content; Curriculum Design; Declining Enrollment; Disproportionate Representation; Education; Educational Technology; Engineering Education; Experiential Learning; Females; Feminism; Gender Bias; Gender Discrimination; Influence of Technology; Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Innovation; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning and Instruction; Literature Reviews; Minority Group Students; Negative Attitudes; Original Paper; Pedagogy; Reflection; Researchers; School Culture; School Holding Power; Science education; Science Instruction; Self Efficacy; Sex Fairness; Sex Stereotypes; Software; Student Empowerment; Students; Teaching Methods; Computer science; Women students; Gender gaps; Feminist pedagogy; Women of color

The participation and engagement of traditionally underrepresented students remained low in computer science subjects and career paths, especially women and women of color. In terms of the urgent need to achieve intellectual diversity within the computer science field, many institutions strived to b...