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Title: Alignment of Goals and Perceptions of Computing Predicts Students' Sense of Belonging in Computing
Award ID(s):
1821136
PAR ID:
10113474
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - ICER ’19
Page Range / eLocation ID:
11 to 19
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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