Detailed Information

• Title: Engaging Students: Using Evidence to Promote Student Success
• Author: Francois Strydom, George Kuh & Sonja Loots (Editors)
• Publisher: African Sun Media
• Country of Origin: South Africa
• Publication Year: 2017
• ISBN: 9781928424086
• Bib. Info: Paperback; 250pp

Engaging Students is the first comprehensive manuscript on research into student engagement in South African higher education. Each of the chapters has a clear, distinguishable focus and makes an original contribution in and of itself, while retaining the central focus on student engagement. The book provides a rich, informative picture of the current state of student engagement evaluation, while also highlighting challenges and opportunities for future advances. A particular strength of this publication is its emphasis on the importance of taking evidence-based decisions, and showing how the South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE) can provide the evidence for well-informed changes in policy and practice in order to enhance student success. – Prof Magda Fourie-Malherbe Stellenbosch University