Ella R Kahu|Karen Nelson
Student engagement in the educational interface: understanding the mechanisms of student success
University of the Sunshine Coast|Massey University|University of the Sunshine Coast
student success retention continue concern higher education institutions wider participation combined lower completion rates nontraditional students highlights need new ways understanding student experience ground policy practice article provides insight drawing together number key constructs refine recent framework student engagement argue transition metaphor focusing first year limited depicts differences students institutions transient temporal instead use cultural lens introduce educational interface metaphor individual psychosocial space within institutional student factors combine student engagement learning occurs incorporating interface existing framework student engagement makes three contributions understanding student experience first educational interface tangible way representing complex interactions students institutions interactions influence engagement second refined framework highlights four specific psychosocial constructs selfefficacy emotions belonging wellbeing contend critical mechanisms mediating interactions student institutional characteristics student engagement success finally refined framework helps explain students demographic characteristics associated lower completion rates retained go successfully complete studies similar others three contributions interface key constructs within mediating mechanisms explanatory utility provide focus design implementation curricula cocurricular initiatives aimed enhancing student success retention importantly evaluate impact interventions