Report authors, Dan Peart, Penny Rumbold and Emma Fukar from Northumbria University, reflect on the findings of a literature review on student engagement through partnership, part of Advance HE's 2022-23 member benefits.
What constitutes a partnership? How do we measure the benefit of partnerships? Who benefits from partnership? Can the benefit extend beyond a select few? Is partnership a good thing?
Advance HE defines student engagement as “the extent to which students are motivated, passionate and curious about their programme of study, the HE provider community they live and work within and its immediate environs”.
One way to try and foster such engagement is to work in partnership with students. The Framework for Student Engagement through Partnership was published in 2019 and outlines four key areas of focus: (i) learning, teaching and assessment, (ii) subject-based research and enquiry, (iii) curriculum design and pedagogic consultancy, (iv) scholarship of teaching and learning.
