Feeling valued: the interplay of assistive technology and identity.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-20 DOI:10.1080/17483107.2023.2294987

Aoife McNicholl, Deirdre Desmond, Pamela Gallagher

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of AT in identity for students with disabilities in higher education and if/how this changes over time.

Methods: Using a longitudinal qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with students with disabilities (n = 13) in higher education in Ireland on two occasions during an academic year. A trajectory approach to longitudinal analysis was employed. This involved the use of matrices and identification of a through line for the study, which connects participant change over time.

Results: The through line identified was feeling valued, which was central in the negotiation of identity over time across three themes: feelings of autonomy and competence; claiming disability; and feeling like you belong as a student. AT impacted experiences across the three themes which subsequently promoted or undermined students' sense of value. Reciprocally, feeling valued influenced use and perceptions of AT. Factors specific to a higher education context were also identified which influenced meanings attached to AT over time.

Conclusion: Creating an environment where students feel valued is key in promoting use of and positive perceptions of AT. This should form an integral part of AT and disability policy in higher education.

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感觉自己有价值：辅助技术与身份的相互作用。

目的：本研究的目的是探讨辅助器具对高等教育中残疾学生身份认同的影响，以及随着时间的推移这种影响是否/如何发生变化：方法：采用纵向定性研究设计，在一学年内分两次对爱尔兰接受高等教育的残疾学生（n = 13）进行了半结构化访谈。采用轨迹法进行纵向分析。这包括使用矩阵和确定研究的贯穿线，将参与者随着时间的推移而发生的变化联系起来：结果：确定的直通线是感觉自己受到重视，这在三个主题中的身份认同谈判中起着核心作用：自主感和能力；残疾诉求；以及作为学生的归属感。辅助器具对这三个主题的体验产生了影响，从而促进或削弱了学生的价值感。反过来，被重视的感觉也会影响对辅助器具的使用和看法。此外，还发现了高等教育背景下的一些特殊因素，这些因素会随着时间的推移影响到交互式学习工具的意义：结论：创造一个让学生感到被重视的环境，是促进使用和积极看待学习辅助工具的关键。这应该成为高等教育中残疾人辅助器具政策的一个组成部分。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.