Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 250 pages
- Published by: AK Peters, Ltd. April 30, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1568813147
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1568813141
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Description
This book uncovers the factors that influence womens interest in and choice of IT as a career field, and how this varies across cultures and regions. The results of the studies are both illuminating and prescriptive for designing and implementing successful programs that cross the secondary, post-secondary, and professional settings, and for establishing an agenda of critical areas for future research about women and information technology. This examination of womens interest in IT in a cross-cultural context contains practical suggestions to promote the recruitment and retention of women in IT, spanning early education to careers, ideal for: college faculty, and advisors who implement activities and programs designed to promote the success of women in science and engineering, and those who fund these programs; academic researchers and K-12 educators; and IT industry professionals committed to a diverse workforce.
About The Author
Dr. Carol J. Burger is an Associate Professor at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and coordinator of the Science and Gender Equity Program at Virginia Tech. She is the founder and editor of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, now in its 10th year of publication. Dr. Elizabeth G. Creamer is professor of educational research in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech, and Director of Research and Assessment for VTAdvance, a project funded by the National Science Foundation to advance the climate for women in science and engineering. Dr. Peggy S. Meszaros is professor of Human Development and Director of the Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families at Virginia Tech. She has published over eighty scholarly articles and book chapters.
Reader ReviewsRECONFIGURING THE FIREWALL: RECRUITING WOMEN TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACROSS CULTURES AND CONTINENTS is a pick for college-level collections strong in both information technology and women's studies and careers. It surveys the major challenges involved in recruiting girls and women into majors and careers in information technology, considering activities, programs, and routines designed to incorporate women into programs ranging from science and engineering to academic research and education. Educators and any involved in information technology recruits in general and women's studies in particular will find this packed with important suggestions and insights. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch
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