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Title: Collaborative Culture: Analyzing Global Trends in Computing Education
Computing education (CEd), or computer science education (CSEd), research has the potential to affect not only what and how we teach, but also who is taught and where. While CEd has grown as a discipline over the past two decades, many institutions still lack formal departments or programs. Given that it is a specialized and interdisciplinary area of research, we wanted to assess the values of collaboration and access. To develop a better understanding of the researchers and institutions working in CEd, we manually collected publication data from the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE) and the ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) conferences, and the ACM Transactions on Computing Education journal, between 2015 and 2020. Using a collective total of 1099 publications, we analyzed affiliation information about the authors and their institutions. Although we hoped to uncover a global presence and collaborative relationships demonstrating a “CSEd for all” mindset, instead we found that North America and Europe were over-represented relative to other continents. Additionally, collaborations remained a national or regional affair, for the most part. While many factors may contribute, from language barriers to financial obstacles, communication across country lines needs to improve to truly develop a more equitable international presence in the field. Through this research, we hope to raise awareness of where CEd research is being conducted and what level of collaboration occurs between institutions and countries. Moreover, we want to encourage researchers to seek alternative perspectives and to expand their collaborations to ensure CEd work truly encompasses a broader worldview.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1939265
NSF-PAR ID:
10281714
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Journal Name:
The 17th International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science & Computer Engineering
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Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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