Educational Initiatives to Retain Hispanic/Latinx Students in Computing: A Systematic Literature Mapping
Keishla D. Ortiz-Lopez, Maristela Terto de Holanda, Richard K. Furuta, Dilma Da Silva · 2020
Diversity in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) majors has been a challenge in the US. Women, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, and Native American students are minorities in CSE majors. Most universities and organizations have worked on outreach activities to these underrepresented minorities (URM). In this context, this paper presents a systematic literature mapping on educational initiatives in higher education for retention of Hispanic/Latinx students in CSE majors reported in the last ten years (2009-2018). The methodology was based on a systematic literature review protocol using four academic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore. We found 76 papers about educational initiatives in CSE majors to retain URM students that include Hispanic/Latinx students. We classify the papers to get relevant information about institutions, type of educational initiatives, main conferences, and present these findings in this paper.