Transition issues in higher education and digital technologies: The experiences of students with disabilities in New Zealand.

Autor/inn/en	Pacheco, Edgar; Yoong, Pak; Lips, Miriam
Titel	Transition issues in higher education and digital technologies: The experiences of students with disabilities in New Zealand.
Quelle	In: Disability & society, 36 (2021) 2, S. 179-201Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-0508
DOI	10.1080/09687599.2020.1735305
URN	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81311-3
Schlagwörter	Digitale Medien; Soziale Software; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulzugang; Sehbehinderung; Internet; Jugendlicher; Junger Erwachsener; Neuseeland
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 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.
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2023/1