TY - GEN
T1 - Navigating a Pandemic
T2 - 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2021
AU - Coleman, Mikaela
AU - Garcia, Ivonne
AU - Hill, Janet
AU - Ju, Bo
AU - Lawler, Bridgit
AU - Osorio, Marianella
AU - Thompson, Naomi
AU - Standberry-Wallace, Miranda
AU - Nacu, Denise
AU - Erete, Sheena
AU - Pinkard, Nichole
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Owner/Author.
PY - 2021/3/3
Y1 - 2021/3/3
N2 - This study focuses on the effectiveness of parent communication and engagement in an out-of-school (OST) STEM program for Black and Latina middle school girls. Through analysis of email open rates, a post-program survey, and attendance records, we found that our communication was successful in reaching parents, despite a drop in parent participation in online events during the pandemic. Our results suggest that communication efforts should be consistent, personalized, and inclusive. For CS educators interested in engaging families, we propose that a multi-layered communication approach is required to maintain connection with parents, especially during unpredictable circumstances.
AB - This study focuses on the effectiveness of parent communication and engagement in an out-of-school (OST) STEM program for Black and Latina middle school girls. Through analysis of email open rates, a post-program survey, and attendance records, we found that our communication was successful in reaching parents, despite a drop in parent participation in online events during the pandemic. Our results suggest that communication efforts should be consistent, personalized, and inclusive. For CS educators interested in engaging families, we propose that a multi-layered communication approach is required to maintain connection with parents, especially during unpredictable circumstances.
KW - crisis
KW - out-of-school time
KW - parents
KW - stem programs
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U2 - 10.1145/3408877.3439633
DO - 10.1145/3408877.3439633
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85103315161
T3 - SIGCSE 2021 - Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
SP - 1319
BT - SIGCSE 2021 - Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 13 March 2021 through 20 March 2021
ER -