K-12 Computer Science Education Across the U.S

• Published in: Informatics in Schools: Improvement of Informatics Knowledge and Perception Vol. 9973; pp. 142 - 154
• Main Authors: Hong, Hai, Wang, Jennifer, Moghadam, Sepehr Hejazi
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2016; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Black; Computational thinking; Gender; Girls; Hispanic; K-12; Parent; Pre-university; Principal; School; Student; Superintendent; Teacher; Technology; Underrepresented

Our multi-year national research study examines knowledge and perceptions of computer science (CS), disparities in access, and barriers to offering CS in the United States. The first year of the study surveyed 1,673 students, 1,685 parents, 1,013 teachers, 9,693 principals, and 1,865 superintendents...