The Role of Student Engagement in Student Outcomes in Higher Education: Implications from a Developing Country

Oz Y., BOYACI A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, cilt.110, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 110
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101880
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Index Islamicus, DIALNET
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Student engagement, higher education, developing country, state university, student outcomes, ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, 1ST-YEAR, 1ST-GENERATION
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to develop an engagement scale in higher education in a developing country context experiencing a rapid massification in its higher education system and includes an administration of this newly developed engagement scale to examine the association between student engagement and outcomes. Accordingly, the engagement scale was developed and administrated in a four-year state university in Turkey. Findings showed that the model established with engagement dimensions significantly explains the GPA, odds of being satisfied with the university experience, and the odds of pursuing postgraduate studies. Moreover, learning strategies played a mediating role between hours devoted to academic studies and GPA. Similarly, interaction with faculty mediates between several student characteristics and the odds of planning to pursue postgraduate studies.