Computer Science in the School Curriculum: Issues and Challenges
Date
2018Author
Webb, MaryBell, Tim
Davis, Niki
Katz, Yaacov J.
Reynolds, Nicholas
Chambers, Dianne P.
Sysło, Maciej M.
Fluck, Andrew
Cox, Margaret
Angeli, Charoula
Malyn‐Smith, Joyce
Voogt, Joke
Zagami, Jason
Micheuz, Peter
Chtouki, Yousra
Mori, Nataša
ISBN
978-3-319-74310-3Publisher
Springer International PublishingPlace of publication
ChamSource
Tomorrow's Learning: Involving Everyone. Learning with and about Technologies and ComputingPages
421-431Google Scholar check
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This paper is based on analysis and discussion undertaken over several years by researchers, policymakers and practitioners from a range of countries which vary in their approaches to the curriculum for Computer Science. The discussions, undertaken predominantly within the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) and EDUsummIT communities were motivated by a need to examine the rationale, issues and challenges following some concerns across the globe about the position and nature of Computer Science in the school curriculum. We summarise our findings and focus specifically on challenges for the computer science education community in communicating, clarifying needs and promoting curriculum change in order to encourage Computer Science in the curriculum both theoretically and practically.