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Broadening Participation in Computer Science: Existing Out-of-School Initiatives and a Case Study

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Allison Scott,

Alexis Martin,

Frieda McAlear,

Tia C. MadkinsAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Inroads, Volume 7, Issue 4

Pages 84 - 90

https://doi.org/10.1145/2994153

Published: 21 November 2016 Publication History

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