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SIRCA Participants  Profile
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Komathi ALE
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Research Student (Master of Communication Studies)
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Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Public and Promotional Communication
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Nanyang Technological University
31 Nanyang Link, WKWSCI Building #05-13
Singapore 637718
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(65) 6790 5075
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Komathi earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies (Honours) at Nanyang Technological University, specializing in public and promotional communication. She is currently pursuing a Masters by research under the guidance of Dr. Arul Chib, centering on the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICTD).
Ms. Ale’s research examines the impact of low-cost computing devices on rural education. She is interested in exploring the socio-cultural, psychological, and gender dimensions of technology appropriation by marginalized communities in the developing regions of Asia. As a young ICTD scholar, Komathi also analyzes various conceptual frameworks and theories for a practical focus within the discipline. Recently, she conducted preliminary fieldwork in a village primary school in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Chib, A., Ale, K., Lee, J. Y., & Hoe, H. H. (in press). Why Not: Empowering Athletes with Disabilities Through Increasing Social Athletic Identity. Changing Media, Changing Societies: Media and the Millennium Development Goals. 17th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre Conference Theme Book. AMIC: Singapore.
Chib, A., Chiew, H. J., Kumar, C., Lim, G. C., & Ale, K. (in press). [minus]plastic: Influencing pro-environmental attitudes among Singaporean youth. Environmental Education Research.
Chib, A., & Ale, K. (2009). Extending the Technology-Community-Management Model to Disaster Recovery: Assessing Vulnerability in Rural Asia. Proceedings of the 3rd International IEEE/ACM Conference on Information and Communications Technologies and Development (ICTD), Doha, Qatar.
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Ale, K.,& Chib, A. (2009). How can it trigger? Student-centered framework for assessing ICT influenced educational content in Asian rural primary schools. Paper presented at the 18th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) conference in New Delhi, India.
Chib, A., & Ale, K. (2009). Extending the Technology-Community-Management Model to Disaster Recovery: Assessing Vulnerability in Rural Asia. Presented at the 2009 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Chicago, USA.
Chib, A., & Ale, K. (2009). Extending the Technology-Community-Management Model to Disaster Recovery in Asia. Presented at the 3rd International IEEE/ACM Conference on Information and Communications Technologies and Development (ICTD), Doha, Qatar.
Chib, A., Ale, K., Lee, J. Y., & Hoe, H. H. (2008). Why Not: Empowering Athletes with Disabilities Through Increasing Social Athletic Identity. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Stockholm, July 20-25, 2008.
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