An Investigation into Tenacity Levels at CoderDojos1

Nigel McKelvey; Pamela Cowan

doi:10.4018/IJIDE.2017070103

An Investigation into Tenacity Levels at CoderDojos1

Nigel McKelvey, Pamela Cowan

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This paper provides an overview of CoderDojos and the philosophy that it aspires to. The research was conducted in one county in Ireland and focused on four CoderDojo locations that were geographically disperse. The findings used a scale known as Grit in order to gauge the tenacity levels of children attending these Dojos. Comparisons were drawn between genders. It also provides a rationale for future research with the addition of qualitative methods

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-48
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/IJIDE.2017070103
Publication status	Published - 01 Jul 2017

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McKelvey, N., & Cowan, P. (2017). An Investigation into Tenacity Levels at CoderDojos1. International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy, 8(3), 35-48. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJIDE.2017070103

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