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Transition 2.0: Digital technologies, higher education, and vision impairment
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Abstract
This article introduces Transition 2.0, a paradigm shift designed to study and support students with disabilities' transition to higher education. Transition 2.0 is the result of a qualitative study about how a group of young people with vision impairments used digital technologies for their transit... view more
This article introduces Transition 2.0, a paradigm shift designed to study and support students with disabilities' transition to higher education. Transition 2.0 is the result of a qualitative study about how a group of young people with vision impairments used digital technologies for their transition to university. The findings draw from observations, a researcher diary, focus groups, individual interviews, and data from social media. The article discusses a conventional view of transition, referred to here as Transition 1.0, which has dominated disability-related research and service provision in higher education. It counters this view by further developing the conceptual framework for Transition 2.0. The findings expand current conceptual approaches to transition by incorporating in the analysis the role played by digital tools such as social media and mobile devices. They also provide a new lens through which to study and understand student engagement in higher education.... view less
Keywords
digital media; social media; university level of education; university admission; visual impairment; New Zealand
Classification
University Education
Interactive, electronic Media
Technology Assessment
Free Keywords
Transition; Digital technologies; Mobile devices; Vision impairment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Journal
The Internet and Higher Education, 37 (2018)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.11.001
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed