{"product_id":"technology-and-engagement-making-technology-work-for-first-generation-college-students-paperback-softback-9780813594194","title":"Technology and Engagement; Making Technology Work for First Generation College Students (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813594194","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTechnology and Engagement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMaking Technology Work for First Generation College Students\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeather T. Rowan-Kenyon (Author), Ana M. Martínez Alemán (Author), Mandy Savitz-Romer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813594194\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, 2 black and white illustrations and 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"The timing of this book could not be better with its focus on first generation college students and social media. It is an empirically-driven and worthwhile read for administrators, faculty, and staff at institutions of higher education in the U.S.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e - Kim Nehls (executive director of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)) \u003cdiv\u003e“Increasing college completion, particularly among first-generation, low-income, and minoritized students is critically urgent and \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e provides 'scalable' ideas. That is the good news. The bad news is that faculty and administrators have not figured out the many ways in which technology can be leveraged to increase retention. This book shows that technology can be a 'best practice' that can lessen the alienation minoritized first generation students experience in campuses that are not structured for their success. This book offers practical and culturally responsive strategies. It should be required reading for all staff and faculty associated with special programs.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e - Estela Mara Bensimon (professor and director, Center for Urban Education) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Selected-New-Books-on-Higher\/243460\"'\u003e\"Selected New Books on Higher Education: How to Ease the Way for Transgender and First-Generation Students\" by Ruth Hammond mention\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Chronicle of Higher Education)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Association for the Study of Higher Education Outstanding Book Award​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Engagement and Campus Capital 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Being First-Gen on Campus 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Web 2.0 Technologies on Campus 66\u003cbr\u003e with contributions by Adam Gismondi, Kevin Gin,\u003cbr\u003e Sarah Knight, Jonathan Lewis, \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e Scott Radimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transition and Campus Engagement 96\u003cbr\u003e with contributions by Kevin Gin \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e Scott Radimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bridges to Campus Capital in the Classroom 118\u003cbr\u003e with contributions by Jonathan Lewis \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e Sarah Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Propositions for Change 141\u003cbr\u003e with contributions by Kevin Gin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 163\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Research Methods 165\u003cbr\u003e References 171\u003cbr\u003e Index 191 \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563728171288,"sku":"9780813594194","price":26.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/technology-and-engagement-making-technology-work-for-first-generation-college-students-paperback-softback-9780813594194","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}