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| Title: | Being the Same Isn’t Enough: The Impact of Male and Female Mentors on Computer Self-efficacy of College Students in IT-related Fields |
| Authors: | Goh, Debbie
Ogan, Christine
Ahuja, Manju
Herring, Susan
Robinson, Jean |
| Keywords: | mentoring
self-efficacy |
| Issue Date: | 29-Sep-2007 |
| Abstract: | Computer self-efficacy refers to people’s perception of their ability to perform computing tasks. Those with higher computer self-efficacy are more likely to persevere and complete more difficult computer tasks. Mentoring and role-modeling have been found to positively influence self-efficacy of students and workers in other fields. We investigate whether female mentors in IT programs can influence the computer self-efficacy of students, particularly female students. We hypothesized that students with greater extent of mentoring are more likely to have higher computer self-efficacy, and that students whose mentors are of the same gender as themselves would have higher self-efficacy than the rest. This could possibly reduce computational reticence in women and encourage them to enroll and persevere in IT programs. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2378/273 |
| Appears in Collections: | SI C 01: Gender
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