Working Papers  This page outlines a set of working papers that
articulate and define phenomena as we interpret them, and
provide examples from our data that we view as evidence. While
these papers present our thinking on a topic, they are not yet
ready for journal publication. Below is an outline of the topics
addressed in our working papers, along with links to those
completed.  Computing For a Purpose: Gender and Attachment to
Computer Science  This working paper focuses on the
dissimilarities between female and male students' initial
attraction, engagement and experience with computers.When we
interview males and females about their history, attachments and
concerns about computing, we hear more females contextualize
their interest in computer science within a larger purpose: what
computing can do in the world, linking computer science to other
arenas, rather than focusing on the workings of the computer
alone. More of the males, on the other hand, express their
interest primarily in terms of enjoyment of