Chapter 1: Understanding Students’ Academic Engagement in Learning amid Globalising Universities

Abstract

Academic engagement is considered to be a hallmark of an optimal studying experience and a key to academic success for all students, including those from abroad. Accordingly, creating an engaging learning environment for higher education students is among the most pressing issues currently facing universities. This essay firstly summarises authors' research perspectives focusing on international students' engagement in university studies. The authors especially have attempted to understand to what extent international students from different backgrounds engage in their studies and whether the impacts of factors in students' learning environment on their academic engagement vary between different international student cohorts. Secondly, we introduce three emerging perspectives: students' academic engagement in relation to their future self-visions, doctoral education, and short-term study abroad programs, which are all closely tied with international education. Thirdly, the essay proposes several gaps in the literature which the authors find important for future investigation to contribute to students' academic engagement in globalising higher educational institutions.

Personality Traits as Predictors of Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Engagement among College Students in Ghana: A Dimensional Multivariate Approach

“…Gleaning from the results, it is conspicuous that students in various colleges in Ghana have low levels of self-regulated learning and student's engagement. However, considering the significant role self-regulated learning and student engagement play in supporting students' academic success [1][2][3][4][5], the majority of the students may not be able to succeed academically. Because these students are likely not to be mindful of their learning situations, they may find it difficult to adjust to tough academic situations [5].…”

“…ere appears to be an increasing concern about students' engagement globally. Extant literature shows the significant role self-regulated learning and student engagement play in supporting students' academic success [1][2][3][4][5]. In lieu of this, educators globally have been called to enact policies that leverage self-regulated learning and students' engagement.…”

“…Students' engagement is used as a channel to improve low levels of academic achievement, reduce students' boredom, and disaffection [11]. Students' engagement is perceived as a strong indicator of optimal studying experience and a pillar to students' success [4]. In a similar study, Fredricks et al [1] viewed students' engagement as a multifaceted concept that encompasses three dimensions: behavioural (involvement in academic and social or extracurricular activities), cognitive (incorporating thoughtfulness and willingness to exert the effort necessary to comprehend complex ideas and master difficult skills), and emotional (positive and negative reactions to teachers, classmates, academics, and school).…”

Self-Regulated Learning Strategies as Predictors of Perceived Learning Gains among Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian Universities

“…Sci. 2022, 12, 468 2 of 17 the tasks [7], and above all, cognitive and emotional capacity to self-monitor and regulate behavior [8].…”

Indecent Dressing Among Female Undergraduates on Sexual Conduct and Study Engagement of Their Male Counterparts in Universities in the Southeast Nigeria

“…Given the fact that university education is a process expected to serve a springboard to men and women's goal of achieving high level of intellectual development both in the arts and science, and other professional disciplines, the pivotal place of study/academic engagement in achieving the goal, cannot be overemphasized. Study engagement used interchangeably as academic engagement in this study, is considered, as Sakurai and Pyhalto (2018) defined it, a hallmark of an optimal studying experience and a key to academic success for all students. Achievement of this academic success is guaranteed only through rigorous study and research; tasks which places a demand on every student in the institution, irrespective of gender, to invest in and be committed to learning, identify, and participate in academic tasks and be generally engaged in activities geared toward achieving their goal of enrollment.…”