'The Secret to Success'. Becoming a Successful Student in a Fast-Changing Higher Education Environment

Autor/in	José Sá, Maria
Titel	'The Secret to Success'. Becoming a Successful Student in a Fast-Changing Higher Education Environment
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 10 (2020) 4, S.420-435 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (José Sá, Maria)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2020.1777445
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Success; Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; College Students; Student Attitudes; Administrators; College Administration; Grades (Scholastic); Outcomes of Education; Employment Level; Job Skills; Individual Development; Psychological Patterns; Well Being; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Erfolg; Ausland; Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Notenspiegel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Beschäftigungsgrad; Produktive Fertigkeit; Individuelle Entwicklung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	The literature on higher education student success offers a considerable set of definitions of this concept, reflecting its semantic polysemy. This is understandable, inasmuch that the highly competitive environment where higher education institutions operate requires that they constantly seek legitimation and competitive advantage based on their students' success. The purpose of this paper is to understand how the different institutional actors perceive and define higher education student success. The study uses a qualitative methodology and data collection instruments used are semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Results allow concluding that, according to the institutional actors' perceptions, defining success based solely on academic performance is reductionist and limits this concept to only one sphere of the students' global experience. The result of academic performance is a quantitative indicator of student success; however, while being necessary, it is not sufficient to define this concept. This indicator has to be complemented by others so that it can be ascertained whether or not a student has achieved success. Students build their perceptions of success based on the multiplicity and complexity of experiences they go through in higher education, influenced by the HEI features and mediated by their personal history and their life project. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01