Funded Research Project

Project Title: An Investigation into Strategies for using Information and Communication Technologies to Address Educational Disadvantage Resulting from Prolonged School Absence

Chief Investigators: Dr Tony Jones and Associate Professor Anne McDougall

Funded by: ARC Linkage Project grant 2007–2010

Project Summary: The project will produce evidence on types of information and communication technologies (ICT) that can effectively bridge gaps in students' education due to illness and recuperation. Guidelines for implementation and a framework of ICT types and uses suitable for secondary education outside formal schooling and relevant to accessibility caused by various physical and mental barriers will be produced. Strategies developed wll be available to all Australian education systems, enabling the provision of effective education to students with a chronic illness. The development and evaluation research methods developed and used in the project will be accessible by researchers investigating impacts of ICT on teaching and learning.