This book provides university teachers, leaders and policymakers with
evidence on how researchers in several countries are monitoring and
improving student engagement-the extent to which students are exposed to
and participate in effective educational practices. It captures insights
from international implementations of the National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE), developed in the United States. In the last half
decade NSSE has been adapted and used in several other countries,
producing the largest international collaboration yet involving
educationally relevant data on students' engagement in higher education.
Leaders of established national collaborations draw on their experiences
with hundreds of institutions to contribute their insights. Framed by
their cultural and educational contexts, they discuss issues concerning
first-year learners, international students, part-time and distance
learners, as well as teaching and leadership in support of student
learning. Each chapter outlines strategies based on national case
studies and presents perspectives supported by concrete examples of how
these have played out in diverse settings. The book suggests mechanisms
that can be used by institutions, ministries and quality agencies around
the world.