K-12 Computer Science: Aspirations, Realities, and Challenges

Now more than ever, revitalization of computer science as a mainstream discipline within K-12 education is an important goal worldwide. Especially in the US, where most states fail to understand the nature of computer science as an academic field, the challenges are enormous. What recent efforts hav...

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Published inTeaching Fundamental Concepts of Informatics Vol. 5941; pp. 22 - 34
Main Author Tucker, Allen B.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Springer Berlin / Heidelberg 2010
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
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ISBN9783642113758
3642113753
ISSN0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-11376-5_3

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Summary:Now more than ever, revitalization of computer science as a mainstream discipline within K-12 education is an important goal worldwide. Especially in the US, where most states fail to understand the nature of computer science as an academic field, the challenges are enormous. What recent efforts have been made in the US toward reaching this goal, and to what extent have these efforts been successful? This paper addresses these questions.
ISBN:9783642113758
3642113753
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-11376-5_3