The ideology of student engagement research
Buckley, Alex (2018) The ideology of student engagement research. Teaching in Higher Education, 23 (6). pp. 718-732. 23(6). ISSN 1356-2517 (https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2017.1414789)
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Abstract
In a series of recent papers, Nick Zepke has criticised those researching student engagement in higher education for uncritically supporting neoliberalism. The current highly politicised nature of higher education means that clarity about the political implications of engagement research is crucial. This conceptual paper argues that in focusing on literature on students' engagement in learning, Zepke overlooks another substantial body of engagement literature, on students' participation in decisions about learning and teaching. By exploring the political alignment of two of the key models used to conceptualise students' engagement in decision-making, the paper argues that a central element of the research into student engagement is in fact directly opposed to neoliberal approaches to higher education. Student engagement has been deployed both for and against neoliberalism. Zepke has argued that the research on engagement sides with neoliberalism; I show that the research that focuses on student engagement in decision-making supports the opposition.
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Item type: Article ID code: 62571 Dates: DateEvent2018Published13 December 2017Published Online4 December 2017AcceptedSubjects: Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher Education Department: Professional Services > Student Experience and Enhancement Services Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 08 Dec 2017 10:35 Last modified: 28 Nov 2024 01:15 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/62571