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Article: Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations
- Article from:
- Journal of College Student Development
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations Edited by Shaun R. Harper and Stephen John Quaye New York: Routledge, 2009, 368 pages, $45.95 (softcover)
The concept of student engagement has quickly gained salience in higher education as a powerful way to envision a high quality undergraduate experience that fosters student success. Although student engagement is a straightforward notion firmly grounded in decades of research on what matters to student learning and development, it is in no way a universal conception of the undergraduate experience. Student engagement falls short in terms of attending to issues regarding the ...