Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt.1 Positioning computer science in schools -- The nature of computing as a discipline -- Perspectives on computing curricula -- Computer science, interaction and the world : the arladne principle -- Computational thinking : a competency whose time has come -- Learning machine learning in k-12 -- pt.2 Computing for all : equity and inclusion -- Equity and inclusion in computer science education : research on challenges and opportunities -- Engaging culturally relevant and responsive pedagogies in computer science classrooms -- Increasing access, participation and inclusion within k-12 cs education through universal design for learning and high leverage practices -- pt.3 Teaching and learning in computer science -- Teaching computing in primary schools -- Teaching of concepts -- Language and computing -- Investigating attitudes towards learning computer science -- Formative assessment in the computing classrooms -- pt.4 A focus on programming -- principles of programming education -- The role of design in primary (k-5) programming -- Misconceptions and the beginner programmer -- Programming in the classroom -- Epistemic programming.