Relational Student Engagement in Co-curricular Spaces
Student engagement is a widely researched and utilized concept to enhance student experiences and outcomes. Most research on student engagement, however, focuses on curricular engagement with relatively little emphasis placed on the co-curriculum. This study utilizes Case’s theory of relational eng...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Student Affairs in Africa |
| Online Access: | https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/jsaa/article/view/2193 |
| Summary: | Student engagement is a widely researched and utilized concept to enhance student experiences and outcomes. Most research on student engagement, however, focuses on curricular engagement with relatively little emphasis placed on the co-curriculum. This study utilizes Case’s theory of relational engagement to analyse findings from three focus groups conducted at a university in South Africa to better understand how relational engagement is instantiated in the co curriculum and how the co-curriculum differs from the standard academic curriculum in terms of engagement. In particular, we show relational engagement is just as important in the co-curriculum, highlighting student relations to broader university life, to fellow students, and to communities beyond the campus.
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| ISSN: | 2311-1771 2307-6267 |