MCAST launches its first ‘Journal of Applied Research and Practice’

The aim of the MCAST Journal of Applied Research and Practice is to serve as a platform to showcase vocational and applied research that is carried out by researchers and professionals working within MCAST and its collaborative partners.

The nature of the research and innovative practice that is published is varied in nature to reflect the various aspects of vocational specialisation that MCAST focuses on. The journal will be published annually and is aimed at researchers, academics and practitioners.

The Journal of Applied Research and Practice highlights several research studies carried out in 2017. These include: Stakeholder engagement and the enhanced entrepreneurship of VET graduates by Alex Rizzo, Silvio De Bono and David Kenely; Mass Customer Metering: The Challenges of accurately measuring and billing potable water use by Luke Pace, Chris Camilleri and Stefan Riolo; Improving soil and water management for agriculture: Insights and innovation from Malta by Stephen Hallett, Ruben Sakrabani, Andrew J. Thompson, Lynda Deeks and Jerry Knox;

Business-IT alignment equilibrium states in small firms: A dynamic perspective by Ronald Aquilina; Electric transportation impacts on vehicle design by Elaine Marie Ellul and Brian Azzopardi; The application of the life-cycle assessment in the building sector: An Italian case study by Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino and Sonia Longo; A review on ambient assisted living in a Maltese context by Joseph. A. Zammit;

Method development for sustainable urban-storm water reuse in Malta by Alison J. Gauci and

Depth and width: Culturally sensitive narrative inquiry by Rose Falzon.

The launch was attended by the Minister for Education and Employment Evarist Bartolo; president of the MCAST Board of Governors Dr Silvio De Bono, MCAST principal Stephen Cachia and head of University College Dr Alex Rizzo.