The Girl Game Company: Engaging Latina Girls in Information Technology

Autor/inn/en	Denner, Jill; Bean, Steve; Martinez, Jacob
Titel	The Girl Game Company: Engaging Latina Girls in Information Technology
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2009) 8, S.26-35 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Females; Hispanic Americans; Computer Games; Design; Programming; After School Programs; Information Technology; Career Development; Disadvantaged Youth; Technological Literacy; Gender Issues; Student Interests; Cultural Relevance; Vocational Interests; Early Adolescents; Cooperative Learning; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Programmierung; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Informationstechnologie; Berufsentwicklung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Technisches Wissen; Geschlechterfrage; Studieninteresse; Berufsinteresse; Kooperatives Lernen; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article describes the Girl Game Company's involvement in teaching Latina girls to design and program computer games while building a network of support to help them pursue IT courses and careers. Afterschool programs like the Girl Game Company can fill an important gap by providing opportunities for underserved youth to build IT fluency. A focus on fluency, rather than mere computer literacy, is important because learning and working in any discipline now requires people to think critically and creatively with technology. However, the skill-focused technology education prevalent in U.S. schools has not engaged students in a sustained way, as shown by declining interest in IT careers. The early findings from the Girl Game Company suggest that computer game design and programming, combined with activities to explore identities and build a network of support that affirms cultural identity while promoting high academic expectations, appears to hold promise for engaging an underserved group of Latina girls and setting some of them on paths to IT-intensive careers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01