Employing Participatory Action Research to Augment Software Development for Rural Communities

The paper proposes a software development methodology which also employs the participatory action research (PAR) method given that PAR has been successfully employed in projects in rural communities. Arguments for this approach are provided, discussed in the context of software development for rural communities.

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Siang-Ting Siew

Alvin W. Yeo

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Publication date: July 2011

Publication date (Print): July 2011

Pages: 171-176

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[0001]Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

94300 Kota Samarahan

Sarawak, Malaysia

[0002]Institute of Social Informatics and Technological Innovations

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

94300 Kota Samarahan

Sarawak, Malaysia

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2011.44

SO-VID: e5928770-deaa-4148-b3c7-86592a74b437

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2011 The 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 25

Conference location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Conference date: 4 - 8 July 2011

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Employing Participatory Action Research to Augment Software Development for Rural Communities

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