FW: Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal

Volume 1, issue 2 of the Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal is now available. It brings together a series of articles which show the value of student engagement in the curriculum and daily life of universities. Alison Cook-Sather and Peter Felten provide an inspiring introduction to the issue, with their opinion piece which relates pedagogical partnership to feelings of belonging for both students and members of staff. This theme is illustrated starkly in an open and honest piece by Jasmin Brooke, who is a current undergraduate student in the UK. She talks about how she overcame feelings of loneliness and difficulty in integration by engaging with student partnership activities and I applaud her generosity in sharing her experiences; I am sure that many staff and students will identify with her feelings and that it will prompt discussion and planning about ways to provide similar opportunities for students. 

The next submission deadlines are 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018; please do pass this call on to colleagues - both staff and students - who have something to say about student engagement. If potential authors would like to have an informal discussion with me before submission, we would welcome this, and we do offer a developmental route for new authors. The editorial board also currently has a call out for associate editors, editors and reviewers to join the team; please let me know if you would be interested in participating in the work of the journal. Thanks to Simon Walker and Greenwich University for continuing to host the journal for the RAISE network.

The full contents list is here:

Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal Volume 1, issue 2

Cook-Sather, A. and Felten, P. (2017). "Where Student Engagement Meets Faculty Development: How Student-Faculty Pedagogical Partnership Fosters a Sense of Belonging." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 3-11. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/cook

Brooke, J. (2017). "Mental Health and Student Engagement – A Personal Account." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 12-15. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/brooke

Lunt, T. (2017). "Police, politics and democratic learning communities in Higher Education." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 16 - 39. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/lunt

Mewburn, I. (2017). "A PhD should not look like it’s fun: an actor network theory analysis of digital badges." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 40 - 53. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/mewburn

Gakhal, S., et al. (2017). "Evaluating student satisfaction at a top-performing UK university." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 54 - 70. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/gakhal

Page, H., et al. (2017). "Engaging students in bioscience research to improve their learning experience." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 71 - 80. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/page

Strudwick, K., et al. (2017). "Understanding the gap - to participate or not? Evaluating student engagement and active participation." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 81-87. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/strudwick

Calcagno, L., et al. (2017). "Building Relationships : A Personal Tutoring Framework to Enhance Student Transition and Attainment." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 88-99. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/calcagno

Carpenter, K. R. and Kennan, C. (2017). "Developing Public Speaking Skills in Undergraduates: A Two-Day Event." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 117-124. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/carpenter

Nelson., M. and Tweddell, S. (2017). "Leading Academic Change: Experiences of Academic Staff Implementing Team-Based Learning." Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal 1(2): 100 - 116. https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/raise/article/view/nelson

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Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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