دورية أكاديمية
Improving Belonging and Connectedness in the Cybersecurity Workforce: From College to the Profession
| العنوان: | Improving Belonging and Connectedness in the Cybersecurity Workforce: From College to the Profession |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Mary Beth Klinger (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice. 2024 2024(1). |
| الإتاحة: | Kennesaw State University. 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144. Tel: 470-578-3568; e-mail: cybersec@kennesaw.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Computer Security, Sense of Community, Associate Degrees, Community College Students, Career Readiness, Employment Potential, Labor Force Development, Mentors, Cooperative Learning, Skill Development, Program Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Longitudinal Studies, Learning Activities, Curriculum Implementation, School Holding Power, Academic Achievement, Time to Degree, Minority Group Students |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | District of Columbia |
| تدمد: | 2472-2707 |
| مستخلص: | This article explores the results of a project aimed at supporting community college students in their academic pursuit of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Cybersecurity through mentorship, collaboration, skill preparation, and other activities and touch points to increase students' sense of belonging and connectedness in the cybersecurity profession. The goal of the project was focused on developing diverse, educated, and skilled cybersecurity personnel for employment within local industry and government to help curtail the current regional cybersecurity workforce gap that is emblematic of the lack of qualified cybersecurity personnel that presently exists nationwide. Emphasis throughout the project was placed on community building so that students felt a part of the cybersecurity community. A project community survey was distributed to students as both a pre-test when they began the project in Year 1 at the start of their cybersecurity coursework, and again as a post-test at the conclusion of Year 2 when they finished their cybersecurity program. Two project cohorts were employed, and the survey questionnaire measured students' sense of connectedness and level of learning within the project environment. The results showed a marked increase in both constructs from the pre- to post-survey indicating that students felt a greater sense of community as they moved through the project and experienced increased learning through their cybersecurity program. The study concluded that increased feelings of connectedness to the project activities through authentic shared learning experiences promoted belonging and provided social and academic supports to help project students be successful in their cybersecurity academic program and going forward in the in-demand cybersecurity vocation throughout their professional careers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1430180 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 2472-2707 |
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