Is a Significant Demographic Left Out of the Equation? An Overview of Possible Inequitable Access to Cybersecurity Educational Programs in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorJacob, Johanna
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Greg
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-24T17:38:09Z
dc.date.available2021-12-24T17:38:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-04
dc.description.abstractCybersecurity skills shortage has reached widespread proportions. The common consensus in the community is there is a lack of an established pathway early on in K-12 education that would help students gain an interest in Cybersecurity and related careers. Recent studies and national surveys indicate that most students are not well-informed about the educational and career requirements in the field. Though some cybersecurity education is offered in K-12 across the United States through various means such as camps, clubs, competitions and as standalone coursework, there is an uneven access for students to engage in these activities. Middle and high school student populations include teachers and educators who are part of smaller and lower income school districts which are often less exposed to initiatives related to Cybersecurity. We present a preliminary analysis of the possible inequitable access to Cybersecurity education and propose a survey-based methodology to further this project.
dc.format.extent12 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2022.282
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-5-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/79615
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCybersecurity and Privacy in Government
dc.subjectcybersecurity
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectschool districts
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dc.titleIs a Significant Demographic Left Out of the Equation? An Overview of Possible Inequitable Access to Cybersecurity Educational Programs in the United States
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