42: When Twice as Good Isn't Enough: The Case for Cultural Competence in Computing | #CSK8 Podcast
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In this episode I unpack Washington's (2020) paper titled "When twice as good isn't enough: The case for cultural competence in computing," which explores the five elements and six stages of cultural competence in relation ton undergraduate computing programs.
Article
Washington, A. N. (2020). When Twice as Good Isnโt Enough: The Case for Cultural Competence in Computing. Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE โ20), 213โ219.
Abstract
โThe commonly documented diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues in the computing workforce are the direct result of corporate cultures that benefit specific groups and marginalize others. This culture usually begins in undergraduate computing departments, where the demographic representation mirrors that of industry. With no formal courses that focus on the non-technical issues affecting marginalized groups and how to address and eradicate them, students are indirectly taught that the current status quo in computing departments and industry is not only acceptable, but also unproblematic. This directly affects students from marginalized groups (as the reasons for attrition are similar in both higher education and industry), as well as faculty (as biased student evaluations directly affect hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions). This position paper presents the need for cultural competence as a required focus for university computing departments nationwide. By improving these issues before students complete baccalaureate computing degrees, companies will have talent pools that better understand the importance and necessity of DEI and also work to ensure they help foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In addition, more students from marginalized groups will be retained in the major through degree completion.โ
Author Keywords
Cultural competence, computing, diversity, inclusion, race, gender
My One Sentence Summary
This paper unpacks the five elements of cultural competence and the six stages of cultural competence in relation to undergraduate computing programs.
Some Of My Lingering Questions/Thoughts
How might K-12 CS educators adapt the structure of the โRace, Gender, and Computingโ course?
What kind of actionable project could apply understandings at the culmination of the course?
How do the enrollment demographics for 2020 CS programs differ from a few years ago?
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Abstract
02:13 My single sentence summary
02:37 Paper introduction
04:04 What is cultural competence?
11:34 Six stages of cultural competence
16:09 What does this have to do with computer science education?
19:50 Race, gender, and computing
21:12 Lingering questions and thoughts
21:27 How might K-12 CS educators adapt the structure of the โRace, Gender, and Computingโ course?
23:42 How do the enrollment demographics for 2020 CS programs differ from a few years ago?
24:24 Outro