Research handbook on the student experience in higher education / edited by Chi Baik (professor of higher education, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia) and Ella R. Kahu (senior lecturer, School of Psychology, Massey University, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baik, Chi, editor.

Kahu, Ella R., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Research.

Education, Higher.

College students--Research.

College students.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Bringing together cutting-edge research from over 50 leading international scholars, this forward-looking Research Handbook offers theoretical and empirical insights into the student experience in higher education. The team of expert contributors shed light on the diverse factors that can influence student participation, learning and engagement in higher education, drawing on multiple disciplinary lenses including history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, human development and educational studies. Examining contemporary research on university curricula and pedagogy, learning outcomes and transitions to careers, and issues of diversity and inclusion, chapters present a wide-ranging overview of the current state of knowledge in the field and offer critical insights into the emerging challenges for student learning across the globe. Bridging theory and practice, the Research Handbook demonstrates the diversity of students entering higher education and the diversity of their experiences. Providing in-depth analysis of student engagement and outcomes in a global context, this erudite Research Handbook will be an authoritative reference for higher education researchers and educators. Its timely and practical insights will support institutional leaders and policymakers to make evidence-based decisions to enhance the student experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Part I. Understanding the student experience

1. What is 'the student experience'? / Chi Baik and Ella R. Kahu

2. The 'student experience' in the history of english-speaking universities / James Waghorne

3. A theory of student agency in higher education / Manja Klemen�ci�c

4. Four elements of higher education as student self-formation / Simon Marginson

5. Fostering student engagement: The importance of relationships and belonging face-to-face and online / Ella R. Kahu

6. Student wellbeing and students' experiences in higher education / Chi Baik and Wendy Larcombe

7. Measuring and reviewing the student experience / Malcolm Tight

Part II. Curriculum, learning and pedagogy

8. Understanding and enhancing the university student experience of learning: Key aspects in a contemporary context / Robert A. Ellis and Michael Prosser

9. The importance of knowledge and curriculum in understanding students' educational experiences of higher education / Paul Ashwin

10. Transition pedagogy for 21st-century student success / Sally Kift

11. Integrative learning: The lost opportunity in wil curricula and what we can do about it / Calvin Smith

12. Learner-led approaches in higher education / Ann-Merete Iversen, Annie Aarup Jensen, Lone Krogh and Anni Stavnsk�r Pedersen

13. Self-regulated learning and the student experience in online higher education / Jaclyn Broadbent and Paula De Barba

14. The transformative potential of student-faculty partnerships / Alison Cook-Sather

15. Curricular service-learning by and for students / Lori E. Kniffin, Haden M. Botkin, Brandon C. Whitney, Patti H. Clayton, and Robert G. Bringle

16. How intergroup dialogue works: Critical-dialogic foundations and extensions / Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda and Patricia Gurin

17. Generative pedagogy: Learning to become response-able / Aliki Nicolaides and Chang-kyu Kwon

18. Academic advising and personal tutoring for student success / Kathryn Woods

Part III. Learning outcomes and careers

19. Examining the effects of first-year high-impact practices on student outcomes / Matthew Mayhew and Eric McChesney

20. Assessing student learning outcomes of higher education / Ou Lydia Liu

21. The impact of diversity experiences on undergraduate student outcomes / Nicholas A. Bowman and Kari E. Weaver

22. Researching professional identity development: An arts-informed approach / Franziska Trede

23. The phd: A time to develop career literacy to enhance mobility potential? / Lynn McAlpine

Part IV. Diversity and inclusion

24. A capability approach to undergraduate student experiences of race and belonging in South African higher education / Talita Calitz

25. Supporting indigenous student persistence: Empowering student's cultural integrity while transforming higher education / Michelle Pidgeon

26. The international student experience in australia / Sophie Arkoudis and Samantha Marangell

27. International student education in China and its connections with local and global society / Wen Wen and Die Hu

28. Modifying an integration framework to enhance refugee student engagement in settlement higher education contexts: The case of australia / Sally Baker and Samah Shda

29. Ubuntu philosophy as a framework for disability-inclusive education in South Africa and zimbabwe / Oliver Mutanga

30. Lgbt+ students in higher education / Kristen A. Renn

31. Parent, partner, carer, breadwinner and student: The multi-layered identities of mature-age women returning to education / Cathy Stone

32. Being a student or becoming a graduate? Contemporary student experiences through the lens of 'commuters' / Liz Thomas

33. Being working class in higher education: Class, place and feeling "at home" / Alexandra Coleman

34. Rural student experiences in higher education / Ashley Stone

Part V. Challenging futures

35. The student experience in times of major crises: Key lessons from an international scoping review / Tracii Ryan, Samantha Marangell, Ben Symon, Karena Waller, Claudia Rivera Munoz, Jiadi Cai, Dina Uzhegova, Sophia Arkoudis and Chi Baik

36. Student experiences of higher education for sustainability and for intellectual independence / Kerry Shephard

37. The student in an age of anxiety: The case for agentic entanglement / Ronald Barnett

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802204193 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.