This study 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 study 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
HEATHER T. ROWAN-KENYON is an associate professor of education at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ANA M. MARTÍNEZ ALEMÁN is associate dean for faculty and a professor of education at Boston College. She is the author and editor of several books including Online Social Networking on Campus: Understanding What Matters in Student Culture. MANDY SAVITZ-ROMER is a senior lecturer in education and faculty director of the Prevention Science and Practice Program at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the co-author of Ready, Willing, and Able: A Developmental Approach to College Access and Success.
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Introduction 1 1. Engagement and Campus Capital 23 2. Being First-Gen on Campus 48 3. Web 2.0 Technologies on Campus 66 with contributions by Adam Gismondi, Kevin Gin, Sarah Knight, Jonathan Lewis, & Scott Radimer 4. Transition and Campus Engagement 96 with contributions by Kevin Gin & Scott Radimer 5. Bridges to Campus Capital in the Classroom 118 with contributions by Jonathan Lewis & Sarah Knight 6. Propositions for Change 141 with contributions by Kevin Gin Acknowledgments 163 Appendix: Research Methods 165 References 171 Index 191
Introduction 1 1. Engagement and Campus Capital 23 2. Being First-Gen on Campus 48 3. Web 2.0 Technologies on Campus 66 with contributions by Adam Gismondi, Kevin Gin, Sarah Knight, Jonathan Lewis, & Scott Radimer 4. Transition and Campus Engagement 96 with contributions by Kevin Gin & Scott Radimer 5. Bridges to Campus Capital in the Classroom 118 with contributions by Jonathan Lewis & Sarah Knight 6. Propositions for Change 141 with contributions by Kevin Gin Acknowledgments 163 Appendix: Research Methods 165 References 171 Index 191
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