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Student engagement is concerned with the notion that students are active participants in, and directors of, their learning. It is a topic of concern in higher education. Scott Fleming and Fiona Jordan suggest that:

‘Good scholars are ... characterised by creative approaches to learning and motivation; as active participants in the creation of knowledge rather than as passive observers of the process of its sharing.’

See their article in LINK 18

The University of Bradford gives a good overview of the issues surrounding student engagement

The Psychology Subject Centre provide access to further detailed information and resources on students’ engagement.

Given the provision of mass higher education and the diversity of the student body, getting students engaged in the first year is key. See for example the First Year Student Engagement Guide from Griffith University in Australia.

For more information, see the Paper by Kerri-Lee Krause from the University of Melbourne.

Also see deep and surface learning, and the First Year Student Experience in this directory.

The Higher Education Academy published a literature review, a summary of the evidence, a briefing for institutional decision-makers, and a set of case studies of student engagement initiatives in action. These documents describe and employ the evidence that exists on the nature and benefits of student engagement and can be downloaded from the HEA Website.

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