| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 195 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Technology and Engagement is based on a four-year study of how first generation college students use social media, aimed at improving their transition to and engagement with their university. Through web technology, including social media sites, students were better able to maintain close ties with family and friends from home, as well as engage more with social and academic programs at their university. This 'ecology of transition' was important in keeping the students focused on why they were in college, and helped them become more integrated into the university setting. By showing the gains in campus capital these first-generation college students obtained through social media, the authors offer concrete suggestions for how other universities and college-retention programs can utilize the findings to increase their own retention of first-generation college students"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Engagement and Campus Capital; Chapter 2. Being First-Gen on Campus; Chapter 3. Web 2.0 Technologies on Campus; Chapter 4. Transition and Campus Engagement; Chapter 5. Bridges to Campus Capital in the Classroom; Chapter 6. Propositions for Change; Acknowledgments; Appendix; References; Index; About the Authors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
First-generation college students -- United States.
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First-generation college students. |
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United States. |
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College preparation programs -- United States.
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College preparation programs. |
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Educational technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Educational technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Educational technology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Martínez Alemán, Ana M., author.
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Savitz-Romer, Mandy, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rowan-Kenyon, Heather T., 1973- Technology and engagement. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018 9780813594200 (DLC) 2017011904 |
| ISBN |
9780813594231 (electronic book) |
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0813594235 (electronic book) |
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9780813594217 (epub) |
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0813594219 (epub) |
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9780813594200 (hardcover) |
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