Relational Student Engagement in Co-curricular Spaces

Autor: Paul Garton, Matthew Wawrzynski, Jacob Lemon, Sapna Naik
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2311-1771
2307-6267
DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i1.2193
Popis: Student engagement is a widely researched and utilized concept to enhance student experiences and outcomes. Most research on student engagement, however, focuses on curricular engagement with relatively little emphasis placed on the co-curriculum. This study utilizes Case’s theory of relational engagement to analyse findings from three focus groups conducted at a university in South Africa to better understand how relational engagement is instantiated in the co curriculum and how the co-curriculum differs from the standard academic curriculum in terms of engagement. In particular, we show relational engagement is just as important in the co-curriculum, highlighting student relations to broader university life, to fellow students, and to communities beyond the campus.
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