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Staff Access to ICT in FE and HE Funded by JISC Project staff: Dr Louise Cooke, Dr Eric Davies, Helen Greenwood. Duration: April 2006 – October 2006. The Staff Access to ICT in FE and HE project explored the restrictions on access to ICT by staff in FE and HE in the UK, and the impact of such restrictions both on individuals on the institutions which employ them. The survey covered more than 100 FE and HE institutions across the UK, and found that job function was the most commonly cited factor affecting access to ICT in both sectors. In FE financial constraints, contract type, geographical location and seniority were also found to be important. In both sectors, catering, cleaning and estates staff were most likely to have restrictions in access to ICT. As a result there ability to access corporate communications was hindered. Apart from limitations on the availability of hardware and infrastructure, issues such as lack of skills and line manager attitudes also presented significant barriers to access. Project report: Cooke, L., Greenwood, H. and Maynard, S. (2006) Staff Access to ICT-based Communications: Final Report of a JISC Study. Bristol: JISC. Available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/jiscstaffaccesstoictfinalreport.aspx Forthcoming publications: Cooke, L & Greenwood, H. (2008) Cleaners don’t need computers: bridging the digital divide in the workplace. Aslib Proceedings, 60 (2) March. Greenwood, H. & Cooke, L. (2008) ICT in the workplace:
access for all or digital divide? In Providing Access to Information for
Everyone: Proceedings of the 2008 BOBCATSSS International Conference.
Zadar, Croatia, 28-30 January 2008. Contact
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