Student Engagement: Contested Concepts in Two Continents

Author:

McMahon Brenda J.1,Zyngier David2

Affiliation:

1. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

2. Education Faculty, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

The challenge of student engagement has been recognised as a serious issue in both Australian and Canadian education. This empirical and qualitative study seeks to understand the experiences of two groups of students; the first beginning their high school years and the second reflecting back on successful university and less than successful high school experiences. Students are traditionally objectified and omitted from the discourse on student engagement. Providing a forum for student voice in both continents, we compare and contrast the various and sometimes contested understandings of what an authentic or generative student engagement might mean for both school leadership and classroom practice. Adopting a critical pedagogical perspective, this descriptive article seeks to compare answers to the following question: How is engagement defined and enacted by students within these different environments?

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Education

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