Dilemmas Surrounding Information Technology Education in Developing Countries: A Study in Fiji

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Lynch, Teresa ^a   Szorenyi, Nick ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77955624493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2005.tb00136.x     Document Type: Article

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36. Gable, G.G. (1994) Integrating Case Study and Survey Research Methods: An Example in Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, 3, 2, 112–126.
37. Grant, S., and Neill, B. (2001) Indigenous Community Information Preferences: An Interpretive Research Study, Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
38. Hill, C., Loch, K., Straub, D.W., and El-Sheshai, K. (1998) A Qualitative Assessment of Arab Culture and Information Technology Transfer, Journal of Global Information Management, 6, 3, 29–38.
39. Kelegai, L., and Middleton, M. (2002) Information Technology Education in Papua New Guinea: Cultural, Economic and Political Influences, Journal of Information Technology Education, 1, 1, 11–23.
40. Klein, H.K., and Myers, M.D. (1999) A Set of Principles for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field Studies in Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, 23, 1, 67–93.
41. Myers, M.D., and Tan, F.B. (2002) Beyond Models of National Culture in Information Systems Research, Journal of Global Information Management, 10, 1, 24–32.
42. Nandan, S. (2000) Fiji: Paradise in Pieces, Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English and Pacific Indian Publications
43. Narayan, P. (2001) Fiji Economy: The Bumpy Road to Recovery (Unpublished discussion paper): University of Monash.
44. Pauleen, D & Murphy, P. (2005) In Praise of Cultural Bias, Sloan Management Review, 46, 2, 21–22
45. Qarase, L (2004) Address to the Opening of the Fiji Head Teachers’ Annual Conference 2004 Consultations Oct. 28.
46. Rogers, E.M. (1995) Diffusion of Innovations, (4th ed.), The Free Press, New York.
47. Strauss, A., and Corbin, A. (1994a) Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques, Sage, Newbury Park.
48. Strauss, A., and Corbin, A. (1994b) Grounded Theory Methodology: An Overview, in N.K. Denzin and Y.S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research, Sage, Thousand Oaks, 273–285.
49. Subramani. (2000) Re-inscribing Vision, Learning Together: Directions for Education in the Fiji Islands, Fiji Islands Education Commission/Panel, Government of Fiji (Ministry of Education), Suva, 1–16.
50. Tavola, H. (2000) Education in Rural Fiji, Learning Together: Directions for Education in the Fiji Islands, Fiji Islands Education Commission/Panel, Government of Fiji (Ministry of Education), Suva, 162–178.
51. Williams, E.B. (2000) Facing the Challenges of Fijian Education: Planning for the Future, Learning Together: Directions for Education in the Fiji Islands, Fiji Islands Education Commission/Panel, Government of Fiji (Ministry of Education), Suva, 179–225.
52. Williams, E.B. (2002) Digital community services: Pacific Libraries and Archives: Future Prospects and Responsibilities: UNESCO.