Linking academic emotions and student engagement: mature-aged distance students’ transition to university
| Autor: | Ella R Kahu, Nick Zepke, Linda Leach, Christine Stephens |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Further and Higher Education. 39:481-497 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9486 0309-877X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0309877x.2014.895305 |
| Popis: | Research into both student engagement and student emotions is increasing, with widespread agreement that both are critical determinants of student success in higher education. Less researched are the complex, reciprocal relationships between these important influences. Two theoretical frameworks inform this paper: Pekrun’s taxonomy of academic emotions and Kahu’s conceptual framework of student engagement. The prospective qualitative design aims to allow a rich understanding of the fluctuating and diverse emotions that students experience during the transition to university and to explore the relationships between academic emotions and student engagement. The study follows 19 mature-aged (aged 24 and over) distance students throughout their first semester at university, using video diaries to collect data on their emotional experiences and their engagement with their study. Pre and post-semester interviews were also conducted. Findings highlight that different emotions have different links to engagement: ... |
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