Chapter 6 Transforming the Learning Experience to Engage Students
Institutional Transformation to Engage a Diverse Student Body
ISBN: 978-0-85724-903-6, eISBN: 978-0-85724-904-3
Publication date: 28 June 2011
Abstract
This chapter explores strategies for engaging students in the first year of university study. It draws on a national study of the first year experience in Australia and proposes a model of student engagement, highlighting the multi-faceted nature of the construct. A holistic student life cycle approach to student engagement is proposed as the basis for transforming learning experiences in the first year of university study. This approach includes consideration of the role played by pre-arrival engagement opportunities, the importance of engagement with institutional cultures, practices and communities, along with engagement with disciplinary contexts and cultures. A whole-of-institution approach to student engagement is argued, along with the importance of focussing on shared responsibilities for learning.
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Citation
Krause, K.-L.D. (2011), "Chapter 6 Transforming the Learning Experience to Engage Students", Thomas, L. and Tight, M. (Ed.) Institutional Transformation to Engage a Diverse Student Body (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3628(2011)0000006020
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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