A holistic bibliometric overview of the student engagement research field

ABSTRACT

This paper seeks to offer a better understanding of the existing literature regarding student engagement (SE), specifically at the higher education (HE) level. It provides an updated and holistic perspective based on compilation, organisation, and systematisation of all relevant SEHE research articles published from 1998 to 2018. The methodology applied in this study is based on bibliometric analysis techniques, which are increasingly being used as a means of supplementing the subjective evaluation of bibliographic literature reviews. By conducting a descriptive bibliometric analysis, the study reveals patterns in journals, articles, and authors that will aid future research. The study also provides a holistic overview of the SEHE research area through science mapping analysis and the construction of a complete research road map, which offers useful information for academics and practitioners seeking to analyse and explore this particular field of research.

KEYWORDS:

• Student engagement
• higher education
• literature review
• bibliometric review

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. http://nsse.indiana.edu/.

Additional information

Funding

This work was financially supported by MCIU/AEI/FEDER-UE under the grant number RTI2018-097579-B-100; by UPV/EHU under the grant number GIU19/057; and by FESIDE. The authors highly appreciate the institutional support received from the Family Business Centre of the UPV/EHU in collaboration with the DFB/BFA. This work was supported by the Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea [GIU19/057]; Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation & Universities [RTI2018-097579-B-100].

Notes on contributors

Gloria Aparicio

Gloria Aparicio is Associate Professor of Marketing and Management in the the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain. As a teacher specialised in Marketing she develops her professional facet in the training and development of projects on commercial management in general and commercial retail distribution in particular. Her teaching commitment is reflected with the publications of teaching manuals; as well as the participation in some educational innovation project. She is a member of the research group in Educational Innovation of the UPV/EHU: University Management for Performance Improvement (UMPI) http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/umpi/aurkezpena. She is also associate editor of the Journal of Management & Business Education (JMBE) https://www.nitoku.com/@journal.mbe/editorial%20team. His research has been published in several journals including Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Technology Transfer.

Txomin Iturralde

Txomin Iturralde is Associate Professor of Finance and Management and Director of the Chair on Family Business of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain. His research interests include finance, management, entrepreneurship, and innovation in family firms. His research has been published in several journals including Humans Relations, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Technology Transfer and European Management Journal.

Amaia Maseda

Amaia Maseda is Associate Professor of Management and Accounting and member of the Family Business Centre at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain. Her research interests focus on small and medium enterprises and family businesses activities with a specific focus upon corporate governance, innovation and entrepreneurial processes and the interaction between internal social capital and the family firms in which their members work. His research has been published in several journals including Humans Relations, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Venturing and European Management Journal. He has also published several book chapters and teaching cases in the field of management.