Institutional Expenditures and Student Engagement: a Role for Financial Resources in Enhancing Student Learning and Development?

Educational expenditures and student engagement: When does money matter?

“…Relationships were less robust for quality of student effort and research and public service expenditures, and nonexistent for instruction and academic support. Ryan (2005) found a negative relationship between administrative (i.e., institutional support) expenditures and engagement. However, the findings of both studies are limited by the fact that the studies are based on convenience samples of institutions and, in Hayek's (2001) study, convenience samples of students.…”

“…However, the findings of both studies are limited by the fact that the studies are based on convenience samples of institutions and, in Hayek's (2001) study, convenience samples of students. Ryan's (2005) study is also limited by the fact that it was based on a small set of engagement measures and dated expenditure information.…”

Managing Resources and Relations in Higher Education Institutions: A Framework for Understanding Performance Improvement

“…Finally, due to the lack of educational resources on the market, HEIs cannot obtain enough of these (Khanna & Palepu, 2000); slack resources may represent a valuable, unique, and specific source that could have great impact on institutional performance. Ryan (2005) discussed the relationship between financial resources, institutional expenditures, and student engagement; he showed that only instructional expenditures have a significant influence on teaching and service performance (Dai & Kittilaksanawong, 2014). The first hypothesis of this study is:…”

“…Secondly, similar to enterprises, HEIs often suffer from resource shortages while maintaining huge institutional operating and academic research costs; thus, administrators must make additional efforts to maintain resources effectively and efficiently (Kraatz & Zajac, 2001;Ryan, 2005). Furthermore, Ryan (2005) held that institutions should input reputation and resources including institutional support, budget, and financial resources. Thus, with respect to the aspects of resources that influence the development of HEIs, this study aims to evaluate the attributes of institutional slack resources (ISR) and reputation.…”

An Evaluation of Student Engagement in the Odl Higher Education Context in Zimbabwe

“…The benefits and significance of student engagement across the board has been well documented, Ryan (2005) argues that engagement reduces costs. Markwell (2007) identifies a more significant argument for student engagement.…”