Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology
ISSN 2230-4398, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2020
Incorporating the NACCQ publications:
Bulletin of Applied Computing and Information Technology,
ISSN 1176-4120
Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology, ISSN 1174-0175
Welcome
- Executive Editor: Dr. Emre Erturk (eerturk@eit.ac.nz), or
- Senior Associate Editor: Dr. Donald Joyce (dcjoyce@xtra.co.nz).
Welcome to this issue of Computing and Information Technology Research and Education, New Zealand (CITRENZ) Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology (JACIT), an amalgamation of two publications from the National Advisory Committee of Computing Qualifications (NACCQ): JACIT and the Bulletin (BACIT).
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Refereed Article
Enhancing social sustainability and equitable access to higher education - through the lens of action research
Tony Assadi, Marta Vos and Scott Morton
Equitable access to education plays a significant role in social sustainability, providing skills and knowledge for future generations. The disruption to tertiary education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a long term impact on marginalised groups in society. Without appropriate intervention, access to education for these groups will be further limited. This study uses participatory action research as an intervention to address access barriers to tertiary education during a pandemic. The need for additional resources to allow marginalised students to continue study was determined through the use of semi-structured interviews, leading to the establishment of a cloud-based application server that enabled students to access a set of programs through a web browser. A survey was used to evaluate the impact of the intervention. The results from this study indicate a positive outcome for a small group of participants with nine out of ten participants completing their study.