Table of contents - Special Issue: Exploring student engagement in Higher Education: theory, context and practice
Guest Editors: Carol Taylor, Carol Robinson
Student engagement: What does this mean in practice in the context of higher education institutions?
Carol RobinsonThe purpose of this paper is to consider recent developments in student engagement practices within higher education institutions (HEIs) and to reflect upon the practical reality…
Student engagement, practice architectures and phronesis in the student transitions and experiences project
Carol TaylorThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the Student Transitions and Experiences (STEP) project, in which visual and creative research methodologies were used to enhance student…
Exploring student understandings of belonging on campus
Ruth LefeverThe purpose of this study is to build upon existing literature regarding student engagement by exploring belonging on campus as an aspect of this. It examines how students…
What makes a good university lecturer? Students’ perceptions of teaching excellence
Feng Su, Margaret WoodThe purpose of this paper is to argue that, in order to achieve teaching excellence, student engagement in dialogue on this important matter is needed. Students’…
Student engagement as transformation : An exploration of the academic and personal development of student mentors
Alison Wright, Marco AngeliniThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of student engagement in UCL’s Transition Mentoring scheme upon the individuals who take the role of mentor.
Emotional work: students realising, negotiating and overcoming barriers
Julie Wintrup, Elizabeth James, Debra Humphris, Colin BrysonThe purpose of the research is to explore Foundation degree students’ experience of an innovative curriculum, designed to enable pathway choices and widen access to Honour's…
An educational development student forum: working partnerships with students
Sally AlsfordThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a practical, developmental working model of student engagement, presenting results from 16 month's implementation of an experimental…
Afro‐Caribbean Societies: The impact on identity, segregation and integration in the university environment
Nessa AdamsThe purpose of this paper is to explore the suggestion that students from disadvantaged backgrounds become segregated from the wider university environment, cutting off their…
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- Dr. Patrick Blessinger