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| Autor/inn/en | Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw; Moroeroe, Enna |
|---|---|
| Titel | Professional Community and Student Engagement in Higher Education: Rethinking the Contributions of Professional Staff |
| Quelle | In: Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 7 (2022) 2, S.126-143 (18 Seiten)
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| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw) ORCID (Moroeroe, Enna) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 2056-9548 |
| DOI | 10.1108/JPCC-10-2020-0078 |
| Schlagwörter | Higher Education; Professional Personnel; Learner Engagement; Employee Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Communities of Practice; Motivation; Personal Autonomy; Social Capital; Cultural Capital; Staff Role; South Africa |
| Abstract | Purpose: Scholarly studies on student engagement are mostly focused on the perceptions of students and academic staff of higher education institutions (HEIs) with a few studies concentrating on the perspectives of professional staff. To address this knowledge gap, this paper aims to examine how professional staff who are members of a professional community perceive their contributions to enhancing student engagement in a university. Design/methodology/approach: Data for the current study were gathered using semi-structured face-to-face interviews among 41 professional staff who were purposively sampled from a public university in South Africa. The data gathered were analysed using thematic analysis that involved a process of identifying, analysing, organising, describing and reporting the themes that emerged from the data set. Findings: An analysis of the narrative data revealed that when professional staff provide students with prompt feedback, support the development of their social and cultural capital and provide professional services in the area of teaching and learning, they foster student engagement in the university. However, the results showed that poor communication flow and delays in addressing students' concerns could lead to student disengagement. The study further argues that through continuous interaction and shared norms and values among members of a professional community, a service culture can be developed to address possible professional knowledge and skills gaps that constrain quality service delivery. Originality/value: The current paper contributes to the scholarly discourse on student engagement and professional community by showing that a service culture of engagement is developed among professional staff when they share ideas, collaborate and build competencies to enhance student engagement. Furthermore, the collaboration between professional staff and academics is important to addressing the academic issues that confront students in the university. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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