Modern society is diverse, multicultural, and multifaceted. Because of these characteristics, we are currently observing an increase in the debates about equity, diversity, and inclusion in different areas, especially because several groups of individuals are underrepresented in many environments. In computer science and software engineering, it seems counter-intuitive that these areas, which are responsible for creating technological solutions and systems for billions of users around the world, do not reflect the diversity of the society to which it serves. In trying to solve this diversity crisis in the software industry, researchers started to investigate strategies that can be applied to increase diversity and improve inclusion in academia and the software industry. However, the lack of diversity in computer science and related courses, including software engineering, is still a problem, in particular when some specific groups are considered. LGBTQIA+ students, for instance, face several challenges to fit into technology courses, even though most students in universities right now belong to Generation Z, which is described as open-minded to aspects of gender and sexuality. In this study, we aimed to discuss the state-of-art of publications about the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ students in computer science education. Using a mapping study, we identified eight studies published in the past six years that focused on this public. We present strategies developed to adapt curricula and lectures to be more inclusive to LGBTQIA+ students and discuss challenges and opportunities for future research
翻译:现代社会是多元、多文化且多层面的。正因如此,我们观察到不同领域关于公平、多样性和包容性的讨论日益增多,尤其是因为多个群体在许多环境中代表性不足。在计算机科学与软件工程领域,这些负责为全球数十亿用户创造技术解决方案和系统的领域,未能反映其所服务社会的多样性,似乎有违直觉。为尝试解决软件行业中的这一多样性危机,研究人员开始探索可应用于增加多样性并改善学术界及软件行业包容性的策略。然而,计算机科学及相关课程(包括软件工程)中缺乏多样性的问题依然存在,尤其在考虑某些特定群体时。例如,LGBTQIA+学生在融入技术课程时面临诸多挑战,尽管当前大学中的大多数学生属于被认为对性别与性取向问题持开放态度的Z世代。在本研究中,我们旨在讨论关于LGBTQIA+学生融入计算机科学教育的研究现状。通过一项映射研究,我们识别出过去六年中关注该群体的八项研究。我们提出了调整课程与讲座以使其对LGBTQIA+学生更具包容性的策略,并讨论了未来研究的挑战与机遇。