(2024, June), Equitable Computing Education  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47331

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   (2024, June), \emph{Equitable Computing Education}
  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
  https://peer.asee.org/47331

.  "Equitable Computing Education".  2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2024.  https://peer.asee.org/47331 Internet.  30 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_47331}
  .
  "Equitable Computing Education".
  \emph{2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2024.
  https://peer.asee.org/47331 Internet.  30 Jul, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - The field of computing continues to struggle to increase participation that better reflects the domestic composition of the US society at large. Society could benefit from diversifying its workforce as broader participation would invariably produce better tools and services for all. Additionally, the benefits of broader participation also could address socio-economic disparities in existence given the lucrative jobs available in computing. 

Unfortunately, conversations about equity are often associated with racial dynamics, academic rigor, and political correctness. One challenge faced is the lack of a clear definition and measures of equity that would enable objective conversations. While there are some common themes in the general understanding of equity, there is also a lot of confusion about the difference between equity and equality and a fair amount of disagreement whether equity is a goal to pursue or just a desired outcome if we can afford it. 

The goal of this paper is to present a literature review about equity in computing education and to propose a definition of equity so we can engage the community in a collective, professional, and productive dialogue about equity. We hope that such dialogue would enable us to move forward on assessing equity and thus broadening participation in computing.
The definition presented is adapted from equity in health and mirrors prior definitions of equity highlighting the difference between equity and equality. We close with some concrete suggestions on how to use the definition to define actions that CS programs could implement as part of an equity assessment.
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DA  - 2024/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Equitable Computing Education
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