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Digital Technologies in the Context of University Transition and Disability: Theoretical and Empirical Advances
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Abstract Since transition to higher education emerged as a research topic in the early 1970s,
scholarly inquiry has focused on students without impairments and, what is more,
little attention has been paid to the role of digital technologies. This article seeks
to address this knowledge gap by looking at ... view more
Since transition to higher education emerged as a research topic in the early 1970s,
scholarly inquiry has focused on students without impairments and, what is more,
little attention has been paid to the role of digital technologies. This article seeks
to address this knowledge gap by looking at the university experiences of a group
of first-year students with vision impairments from New Zealand, and the way they
use digital tools, such as social media and mobile devices, to manage their
transition-related challenges. The article summarises the findings from a
longitudinal qualitative project which was methodologically informed by action
research (AR). The article explores and discusses scholarly inquiry of transition to
university and introduces a conceptual framework which includes five overlapping
stages, the transition issues faced by the students and the roles played by digital
technologies. The article updates and expands the theoretical understanding of
transition to higher education and provides empirical evidence for practitioners to
support the needs, inclusion, and participation of young people with disabilities in
the tertiary setting.... view less
Keywords
disability; adolescence; Internet; utilization; social media; visual impairment; interaction; communication; digital media; university level of education; New Zealand
Classification
Technology Assessment
University Education
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
disability studies; transition; vision impairment; assistive technologies; human-computer interaction; media and communications.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Wellington
Page/Pages
25 p.
Status
Postprint; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0