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  • Essay / The International Student Experience - 1137

    Student engagement has been particularly studied by many authors since the mid-1980s, when Astin (1984) worked on student engagement. Then the subject attracted many authors, for example. Chickering and Gamson, (1987), Maher and Tinto (1992), Kuh and Vesper, (1997), etc... because it seems that student engagement in the course is one of the key factors in learning and successful teaching in higher education. Stefani (2008) defines student engagement based on previous research as the efforts, including time and energy, that students expend to improve their learning at university. This definition is expanded by Krause (2006) to include more assumptions related to students' understanding of engagement. The author points out that “engagement” means different things to different students, because it doesn’t just include the level of motivation. Issues related to students' understanding of higher education are addressed by Haggis (2006). A contrasting analysis between commitment and alienation is addressed by Mann (2001), the author emphasizing that this analytical framework is very useful for understanding the relationship of students with higher education. their learning. Barnettes' (2005) view on engagement is to focus on curriculum design as it defines two dimensions of engagement including how students experience university and how the program is designed to engage students. Coates (2007) describes engagement as a broad concept that includes both academic and non-academic aspects of the student experience. This includes facets, for example. (Active and cooperative learning, Participation and involvement, Contact with academic staff, feeling of support by academic learning communities) which form the basis of the National Student Survey...... middle of article ......ersity ,(Third Edition), Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, Berkshire-England.Biggs J. (2009) What the Student Does: Teaching for Enhanced Learning. University of New South Wales. Campbell J., Li M. (2008) “Asian student voices: an empirical study of Asian students' learning experiences at a New Zealand university”. Journal of Studies in International Education DOI: 10.1177/1028315307299422.Carroll J. Ryan J. (2008) “Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All”, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. Gilardi S., Gugliemetti C. (2011).' College Life of Nontraditional Students: Engagement Style and Impact on Attrition.” The Journal of Higher Education, Ohio State University. Volume 82/Number 1. p33-p53Goodwin G., Nacht M. (1988) “Abroad and Beyond: Models of American Education Abroad” Cambridge University Press.