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Computing-based Self-esteem: The Interplay of Competence and Worthiness

Hippler, Rachelle Kristof
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-7306
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1491331999463534

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2017, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, Leadership Studies.
This concurrent mixed methods study examined how the experiences of being a woman in computing affects her self-esteem over the course of her undergraduate career and into professional employment. Self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale that applies both competence and worthiness constructs. General (global) self-esteem was compared to self-esteem within the context of computing (computing-based self-esteem). Female attendees (N=546) of ACM-W celebrations of women in computing were invited to complete a Computing Experience Survey (CES). Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately then mixed to validate findings. Quantitative results indicated that women reported significantly lower computing-based self-esteem than global self-esteem. Additionally, competence and worthiness significantly differed within computing-based self-esteem throughout one’s college progression and into the profession. All measures of self-esteem (global, computing-based, competence, and worthiness) improve for professionals. Analysis of open-ended questions illustrated that competence and worthiness are intertwined in computing experiences, and positive and negative experiences often contained a social component. The following conclusions were presented: (1) context matters when measuring self-esteem; (2) competence and worthiness are separate but related dimensions of self-esteem; (3) computing-based self-esteem changes throughout a student’s college career and into the profession; (4) experiences in computing provide explanations for these changes in computing-based self-esteem and shed light on persistence, career faithfulness, and leadership; and, (5) when worthiness is present, it is strongly tied to competence for women in computing.
Rachel Vannatta Reinhart, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Christopher Mruk, Ph.D. (Other)
Patrick Pauken, J.D., Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Laura Leventhal, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jodi Tims, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
173 p.
Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Education; Educational Leadership; Gender Studies; Teaching
computing-based self-esteem; comptence; worthiness; women in computing; ACM-W; state self-esteem; leadership; gender studies; retention; persistence; computer science education; global self-esteem; Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale; mixed methods study

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  • Hippler, R. K. (2017). Computing-based Self-esteem: The Interplay of Competence and Worthiness [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1491331999463534

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hippler, Rachelle. Computing-based Self-esteem: The Interplay of Competence and Worthiness . 2017. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1491331999463534.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hippler, Rachelle. "Computing-based Self-esteem: The Interplay of Competence and Worthiness ." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1491331999463534

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