Conceptualizing Approaches to Critical Computing Education: Inquiry, Design and Reimagination

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.11069v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:53:11 GMT
• Title: Conceptualizing Approaches to Critical Computing Education: Inquiry, Design and Reimagination
• Authors: Luis Morales-Navarro and Yasmin B. Kafai
• Abstract summary: Several critical issues in computing such as algorithmic bias, discriminatory practices, and techno-solutionism have become more visible. Yet, how exactly these efforts address criticality and translate it into classroom practice is not clear.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: As several critical issues in computing such as algorithmic bias, discriminatory practices, and techno-solutionism have become more visible, numerous efforts are being proposed to integrate criticality in K-16 computing education. Yet, how exactly these efforts address criticality and translate it into classroom practice is not clear. In this conceptual paper, we first historicize how current efforts in critical computing education draw on previous work which has promoted learner empowerment through critical analysis and production. We then identify three emergent approaches: (1) inquiry, (2) design and (3) reimagination that build on and expand these critical traditions in computing education. Finally, we discuss how these approaches highlight issues to be addressed and provide directions for further computing education research.

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