Parents of girls, low-income students less likely to urge kids to study computers

Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 07:40 in Psychology & Sociology

While perceptions of computing majors among high school students suggest that the geek stereotype is on the way out, a Penn State Lehigh Valley researcher said that universities may want to reach out to parents, particularly parents of female students and ones from lower-income households, to boost support of computer majors.

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