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Many factors contribute to student success in college-level courses. One major factor is student access to required course materials. There is a growing number of students who, for several reasons, do not have access to materials or choose not to purchase textbooks. The negative impact of textbook cost is well known and documented and often a significant contributor to not purchasing course materials. In this paper, we explore the use of an inclusive textbook access program for several computer courses at a large community college. As part of this project, we present student feedback on this initiative and examine perceptions on textbook use and purchasing habits. The research helps gain insight into having the textbook built into the cost of the course and the impact of having access to a digital copy of the text on the very first day of class.
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Clements, M., Braman, J. (2021). Exploring Factors of an Inclusive Textbook Access Program in Computer Technology Courses. In: Meiselwitz, G. (eds) Social Computing and Social Media: Applications in Marketing, Learning, and Health. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12775. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77685-5_15
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