期刊名称：Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice
印刷版ISSN：2165-3151
电子版ISSN：2165-316X
出版年度：2016
卷号：15
页码：181-194
DOI：10.28945/3624
语种：English
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：This paper reports on the outcomes from a pilot study targeted at mothers of school children in Melbourne, Australia. The aim of the study was to engender a positive view of technology in the participants and to introduce the concept of Information Technology (IT) as a potential career. Mothers were given the opportunity to develop basic IT skills and learn about different IT career pathways for their children with an emphasis on their daughters’ choices. Mothers were offered an evening course over a four week period that was designed to introduce them to a range of social media and Web 2.0 tools. Their opinions were documented using both questionnaires and informal discussions. It explored whether their attitudes towards IT can be changed by up-skilling and introducing them to the technologies their children commonly use. The findings of the pilot study suggest that addressing this demographic has the potential to make the participants question their pre-conceptions about IT careers for women.
关键词：gender and IT; information technology professionals; mothers; parental influences
