You Can't Ignore Us: What Role Does Family Play in Student Engagement and Alienation in a Ghanaian University?

Autor/inn/en	Asare, Samuel; Nicholson, Helen; Stein, Sarah
Titel	You Can't Ignore Us: What Role Does Family Play in Student Engagement and Alienation in a Ghanaian University?
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 39 (2017) 6, S.593-606 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Asare, Samuel) ORCID (Stein, Sarah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2017.1377968
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Learner Engagement; Family Influence; Expectation; Financial Support; Social Support Groups; Progress Monitoring; Academic Achievement; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Student Surveys; Family Role; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Expectancy; Erwartung; Finanzielle Förderung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schulleistung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Much of the existing literature on student engagement focuses on what happens within the higher education environment or what the institution has direct control over, restricting understanding of how issues outside of the institution affect engagement. This paper argues that efforts to improve student engagement should be broadened to incorporate issues relating to the family. It employed a case study design in order to develop a broad and more in-depth understanding of how family influences the amount of time and effort students invest in their learning in a large public university in Ghana. It was established that engagement is influenced by family expectation, financial and social support, as well as monitoring of students' academic performance. The unique contribution of the study is that it broadens current understandings of engagement because it adds an aspect that has not been highlighted in current work on engagement, making a case for institutions to work more with families to get a broader understanding of challenges students face in order to provide comprehensive support. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01