A new framework for the design and evaluation of a learning institution's student engagement activities

Wilson, Caroline, Broughan, Christine and Marselle, Melissa (2019) A new framework for the design and evaluation of a learning institution's student engagement activities. Studies in Higher Education, 44 (11). pp. 1931-1944. ISSN 0307-5079

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1469123

Abstract

In this article we explore the potential for attempts to encourage student engagement to be conceptualised as behaviour change activity, and specifically whether a new framework to guide such activity has potential value for the Higher Education (HE) sector. The Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) (Michie, Susan, Maartje M van Stralen, and Robert West. 2011. “The Behaviour Change Wheel: A New Method for Characterising and Designing Behaviour Change Interventions.” Implementation Science : IS 6 (1): 42. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-6-42) is a framework for the systematic design and development of behaviour change interventions. It has yet to be applied to the domain of student engagement. This article explores its potential, by assessing whether the BCW comprehensively aligns with the state of student engagement as currently presented in the HE literature. This work achieves two things. It firstly allows a prima facie assessment of whether student engagement activity can be readily aligned with the BCW framework. It also highlights omissions and prevalence of activity types in the HE sector, compared with other sectors where behaviour change practice is being successfully applied.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Student engagement, higher education, behaviour change, attainment, learning gain
Subjects: X200 Research and Study Skills in Education
X300 Academic studies in Education
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2020 09:16
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 14:19
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/44978

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