| Description |
xviii, 164 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
EIP ; 00/7 |
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Evaluations and Investigations Program report ; 00/7
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Profile of UTS -- 2.1 Equity programmes and services -- 2.2 CIT infrastructure -- 2.3 Flexible learning at UTS -- 3. Literature review -- 3.1 The general context: information technology and Australia -- 3.2 Recent policy directions for equity and access in Australian higher education -- 3.3 Equity implications of CIT: access, use and support -- 3.4 Empirical studies on equity and CIT in higher education -- 4. Methodology -- 4.1 Phase one - focus groups -- 4.2 Phase two - questionnaire -- 4.3 Piloting -- 4.4 Measuring low socio-economic status -- 4.5 Sampling -- 4.6 Administration of questionnaire -- 4.7 Response rates -- 4.8 Analysis of results -- 4.9 Reflections on methodology -- 5. Results and discussion -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 Access to computers -- 5.3 Access to other forms of CIT -- 5.4 Uses of computers -- 5.5 Use of other forms of CIT -- 5.6 Support for all users of CIT -- 5.7 Access, use and support: major interactions -- 6. Conclusions |
| Summary |
This report outlines an investigation of student access and equity issues associated with the use of communications and information technology at the University of Technology, Sydney. Specifically, the study sought to identify any differences in access to, and use of, communications and information technology (CIT) between students from DETYA defined equity groups and a control group. The aims of carrying out the investigation were to identify the key issues in this area which are of significance to policy makers at an institutional and federal level, and to develop a reliable methodology by which these issues can be further pursued in other university settings |
| Analysis |
Accessibility |
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Case studies |
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Computer literacy |
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Electronic resource |
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Equity |
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Information and communications technology |
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Information technology |
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New South Wales |
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Questionnaires |
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State issue |
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Statistics |
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Universities |
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University of Technology, Sydney |
| Notes |
"DETYA No. 6497. HERCOOA"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) |
| Notes |
Also available on the Internet at: http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/highered/eippubs/eip00_7/00_7.pdf |
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Commonwealth of Australia 2000 |
| Subject |
University of Technology, Sydney -- Information services.
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Discrimination in education -- Australia.
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Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Australia.
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Information technology.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
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Educational equalization -- Australia.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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Discrimination in education -- Australia.
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Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Australia.
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Educational equalization -- Australia.
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Information technology.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Barraket, Josephine
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Australia. Department of Education, Training, and Youth Affairs. Evaluations and Investigations Programme
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| ISBN |
0642444994 |
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0642445001 (Online version) |
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9780642444998 |
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