Antecedents and Consequence of Student Engagement in an Indian Management Education Setting

Abstract

Student engagement has emerged as a reliable proxy for student learning and development. It is an interactional process between an educational institution and the student to achieve learning outcomes. It has three elements: sense of belonging, individual engagement and collaborative engagement. The present study examines the antecedents of student engagement. These are: faculty, learning mechanisms, library and computer services, administrative services and campus facilities. It also explores the impact of the three dimensions of student engagement on the acquisition of management skills. Data were collected from 166 respondents, hailing from a mid-size B-School in the National Capital Region. Results show that all antecedents were positively and significantly associated with student engagement. Regression results demonstrate that faculty was the most important predictor of student engagement. Further, individual engagement and collaborative engagement were the significant predictors of management skills. The findings are discussed in light of what institutions can do to enhance student engagement. Implications of the findings are discussed and future research directions are outlined.