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The computer science debate: it's a matter of perspective

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin archive
Volume 37 , Issue 2 (June 2005) table of contents

COLUMN: Reviewed papers table of contents

Pages: 80 - 84

Year of Publication: 2005

ISSN:0097-8418

Authors

Tracy L. Lewis	Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Wanda J. Smith	Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

This paper examines some of the ongoing identity challenges for the computer science community: definition, purpose, pedagogy, and curriculum drivers. This research contends that there are three primary social theories driving one's perspective of computer science: resource based theory, resource dependency theory, and social exchange theory. A conceptual framework is presented that examines the likely definition, purpose, pedagogy, and curriculum drivers for each perspective. The framework was evaluated in a qualitative study using the e-mails threads from a discussion on the SIGCSE listserv. The results of this study and the implications of future of computer science are discussed.

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