The Impostor Phenomenon in the Global Computing Graduate Student Population
Caroline Pechenik (University of Toronto)
Angela Zavaleta Bernuy (McMaster University)
Selina Marianna Shah (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham)
Shirley De Wit (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Emmanuel Awuni Kolog (University of Ghana)
Oscar Karnalim (Marantha Christian University)
Mohammed Farghally (Virginia Tech)
Carlos Aníbal Suárez (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral Ecuador)
Jack Parkinson (University of Glasgow)
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Abstract
Several studies have confirmed that undergraduates in computing programs frequently experience the Impostor Phenomenon (IP). However, this work has largely focused on North America and Europe, and no work has evaluated graduate students in computing. This study evaluates the rate of IP experiences in graduate programs globally to determine whether rates of IP experiences are consistent and whether there are institutions or locations with lower rates of IP that might inform the development of support systems to reduce its prevalence. We perform a multi-institutional, multi-national survey-based study of 11 institutions, with at least one on every populated continent. The survey asks graduate students to complete the Clance IP scale (CIPS), which is the standard evaluation instrument for IP, as well as to answer a number of demographic questions that establish their experience level, gender, and ethnicity. We evaluate the overall level of IP experiences at each institution as well as across regions, and we explore the interaction between CIPS scores, region, and demographic factors.
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