@inproceedings{0fe47743e93e4216b381a123bbaa75e0,
title = "Predictors of K-12 CS Teacher Isolation and Course Offerings",
abstract = "Teacher isolation, where only one teacher at a school is teaching a particular subject, has been reported as one of the biggest challenges for computer science (CS) teachers in the US. However, the extent of CS teacher isolation has not been documented beyond teachers' self report. We use 14 years of middle and high school data from California to determine factors affecting the likelihood of CS being offered or a CS teacher being isolated at a school. We find that teachers in CS experience isolation at a higher rate than almost all other subjects and that larger schools are more likely to have one or more CS teachers. We extend prior work by showing that schools with a greater proportion of students underrepresented in computing are less likely to offer CS even when controlling for school size.",
keywords = "CS education, education policy, equity, teacher isolation",
author = "{Saffar Perez}, Mariam and Lewis, {Colleen M.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 ACM.; 9th Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2024 ; Conference date: 16-05-2024 Through 17-05-2024",
year = "2024",
month = may,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1145/3653666.3656098",
language = "English (US)",
series = "RESPECT 2024 - Proceedings of the Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "35--42",
booktitle = "RESPECT 2024 - Proceedings of the Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology",
address = "United States",
}