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Transition issues in higher education and digital technologies: The experiences of students with disabilities in New Zealand
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Abstract Research on transition to higher education and young people with disabilities has increased in recent years. However, there is still limited understanding of transition issues and how digital technologies, such as social media and mobile devices, are used by this group of students to manage these is... view more
Research on transition to higher education and young people with disabilities has increased in recent years. However, there is still limited understanding of transition issues and how digital technologies, such as social media and mobile devices, are used by this group of students to manage these issues. This article presents the findings of an empirical study that addressed this matter based on young people's views and experiences. The qualitative study was conducted in the context of a group of students with vision impairments transitioning to a New Zealand university. The findings draw from observations, a researcher diary, focus groups, individual interviews, and data from social media. The study shows that, like their non-disabled peers, the students actively engaged with interactive and collaborative digital technologies to make sense, individually and collectively, of different transition issues before, during and after the first academic trimester of their university journey.... view less
Keywords
New Zealand; adolescent; Internet; social media; young adult; university admission; university level of education; digital media; visual impairment
Classification
Technology Assessment
University Education
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
transition; vision impairment; mobile devices; Disability Studies; action research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 179-201
Journal
Disability & Society, 36 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1735305
ISSN
1360-0508
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed