Posts Tagged ‘student behavior’
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Dismantling Deficit Thinking: A strengths-based inquiry into the experiences of transfer students in and out of academic libraries
2019–02–06 | 3 commentsIn Brief Library research on transfer students tends to focus on the idea of the “struggling” transfer student and creating solutions to “fix” them. While we might assume transfer students will falter because they missed our institutions’ first-year offerings, this oversimplifies their vast and heterogeneous experiences. Our study complicates the narrative of the lagging transfer…
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“I’m Just Really Comfortable:” Learning at Home, Learning in Libraries
2015–05–20 | 7 commentsTags: academic libraries, college students, community colleges, commuter students, library design, off-campus, student behaviorThrowback Thursday for January 28, 2016: Exploring ways to serve commuter students better?! Grab a cup of coffee or tea and get comfy because Mariana Regalado and Maura Smale’s article from last spring is a great read! In Brief: While commuter students may use their college or university libraries, student centers, or other campus locations…