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A conceptual framework for analysing the impact of influences on student engagement and learning

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The notion that ‘customer satisfaction’ should be the ultimate measure of quality provision of any service organization is often accepted in the higher education context. However, measuring the quality of an educational institution based on students’ satisfaction is insufficient as it diverts the focus from student development, advancement and growth to an affective evaluation of the service. More appropriate measures of quality of higher education institutions are student engagement and learning. This study describes the likely impact of perceived overall quality of higher education institutions on student engagement. The contribution of this study is twofold. First, it draws attention to the importance of higher education institution quality as the main institutional-level determinant of student engagement and, second, it suggests a comprehensive multilevel conceptual framework for its empirical testing.

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Dužević, I. A conceptual framework for analysing the impact of influences on student engagement and learning. Tert Educ Manag 21, 66–79 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2014.1000368

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