GIRLS ROCK TECH: Integrating Computer Science Education into a National Girls Empowerment Program

有色人种女性在计算机领域的代表性不足是美国计算机领域代表性不足的一个严峻挑战。这项名为《将计算机教育纳入国家女童赋权计划》的研究，在强调有色人种年轻女性文化基础的同时，提供了计算机教学方面的创新。事实证明，单靠教育创新——教学模式和课程创新——不足以增加计算机领域的女性人数，也不足以获得计算机科学本科学位。这项研究旨在进一步了解性别赋权与计算机教育之间的相互作用，以增加有色人种女孩在计算机领域的参与和成功。将音乐作为计算机教育的基石是一种有效的学习工具。以一种嵌入女孩赋权项目的方式来做到这一点是一种新颖的体验式练习。建立整合计算机教育和性别赋权的知识框架是对计算机教育界的重大贡献。在进行学习实验之前，国家授权计划的存在为更广泛的影响和增加有色人种年轻女性在计算机领域的参与提供了巨大的潜力。

The underrepresentation of women of color in computing is an acute challenge in the spectrum of underrepresentation in computing in the United States. The study, Integrating Computing Education into a National Girls Empowerment Program, offers pedagogical innovation in computing while leveraging emphasis on the cultural grounding of young women of color. Educational innovation alone - in modes of instruction and curricular innovation - has proven insufficient in increasing the number of women in computing fields and earning undergraduate degrees in computer science. The study is an effort to further develop understanding of the interplay between gender empowerment and computing education to increase the participation and success of girls of color in computing.Infusing music as the cornerstone of computing education is an effective learning tool. Doing so in a manner that is embedded in a girls empowerment program is a novel experiential exercise. Establishing the intellectual framework for integrating computing education and gender empowerment is a significant contribution to the computing education community. The pre-existence of a national empowerment program in which to conduct the learning experiment presents significant potential for broader impact and increased participation of young women of color in computing.