The Boy Crisis and the Technology Gender Gap: Laying a Framework for Success

“They’re kinetic, maddening, and failing at school.” These words were used in a recent issue of Newsweek to describe the state of boys in school and the debated topic, “The Boy Crisis.” While there are many suggested reasons for the crisis, the perception that boys hold about their capabilities is the focus of the work in progress. The current work is an extension of previous work by the researcher who investigated the technology gender gap. However, with the rise in the number of male students who are either failing or dropping out of school, the researcher felt that it was important to revisit the work, with an emphasis placed on how previous research could be used to impact the “boy crisis.” The present work lays a foundation for investigating how a vicarious learning experience can be used to influence the computer self-efficacy and performance level of male students.