Using insights from (public) services management to improve student engagement in higher education

Cassidy, K.J., Sullivan, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0003-1674-885X and Radnor, Z.J., 2021. Using insights from (public) services management to improve student engagement in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (6), pp. 1190-1206. ISSN 0307-5079

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Abstract

This paper argues that current approaches used to assess and monitor student engagement in UK higher education are failing to fulfil their potential by superficially helping institutions to appear professional and innovative yet failing to accurately measure and improve engagement. Drawing on service management literature including (Public) Service Dominant theory, this paper argues that current strategies are failing to deliver for three main reasons. They do not capture the full value students derive from their engagement experience, they underplay the impact of peers within the ecosystem and they do not effectively engage employees. The paper concludes by exploring the implications of these omissions for further research and practice.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Studies in Higher Education
Creators: Cassidy, K.J., Sullivan, M.N. and Radnor, Z.J.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 2021
Volume: 46
Number: 6
ISSN: 0307-5079
Identifiers:
NumberType
10.1080/03075079.2019.1665010DOI
1120171Other
Divisions: Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by: Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added: 27 Sep 2019 09:43
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2021 09:32
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37838

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