Engaging University Students in Australia

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Abstract

Applied work in Australia began in 2007, building on 5 years of scholarly research and consultation. This chapter explores how the Australian data collection was seeded and took shape. As with the other chapters, the discussion offers insight into the challenges and work required to build a system-level data collection. The chapter reviews a specific line of conceptual and empirical debate to support the rationales moulding the collection—the need to shift quality assessments beyond student satisfaction to engagement. The final section discusses the various ways that institutions and other stakeholders embraced the data and insights.

Keywords

Student Engagement Australian Student Australian High Education Course Experience Questionnaire High Education Provider 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Australian Council for Educational ResearchMelbourneAustralia
  2. 2.University of MelbourneParkvilleAustralia

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