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Sociocultural Context: Overview of the Women’s Coaching and Learning Group

September 30, 2019 | Media and Technology, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Grassroots women's learn-to-code groups are springing up in many places. This infographic a study of one such group, in which more-knowledgeable "coaches" lead novice "learners" in learning software programming on the Salesforce platform. This study found that women create such groups to have supportive, non-threatening environments that nuture their learning to build confidence before entering male-dominated software development communities.

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  • Lyon LouiseAnn
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    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1612527
    Funding Amount: $296591
    Discipline: Computing and information science
    Audience: Adults | Museum/ISE Professionals | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops
    Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls

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