About the Journal

Founded in 2016, the Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal is the journal of the RAISE network.

We publish a range of submissions inclusing research articles, case studies, student voice pieces and opinion pieces. For full details please visit our Submissions page

Aim:

  • Publish articles related to student engagement (SE) in higher education, focusing on the dynamic relationship between students' personal attributes 
  • Emphasise the idea that student engagement is a constructive, evolving process shaped by identity, experiences, and interactions within the educational context.
  • Highlight the role of educators in fostering purposeful student engagement that supports students in achieving their potential 

Scope:

The journal covers a wide range of topics related to student engagement in higher education, including:

  • The student perspective, exploring how students engage with and make meaning of their educational experiences.
  • The role of educators in shaping and supporting student engagement.
  • The institutional and contextual factors that influence student engagement and its development.
  • Diverse, multidisciplinary contributions to advance understanding and improvement of student engagement.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published twice a year, with issues in Autumn and Spring.

Open Access Policy

SEHEJ is an open access journal, meaning all content is freely accessible to users without any charge. Readers are permitted to view, download, copy, share, print, search, or link to the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without needing prior permission from the publisher or authors. SEHEJ does not impose any submission or article processing fees on authors.

ISSN

2399-1836

Sponsors

The Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Network

Definition of Student Engagement

SEHEJ publishes articles which relate to student engagement, using the following broad definition:

"student engagement is about what a student brings to Higher Education in terms of goals, aspirations, values and beliefs and how these are shaped and mediated by their experience whilst a student. SE is constructed and reconstructed through the lenses of the perceptions and identities held by students and the meaning and sense a student makes of their experiences and interactions. As players in and shapers of the educational context, educators need to foster educationally purposeful SE to support and enable students to learn in constructive and powerful ways and realise their potential in education and society" (Bryson et al, 2014)