A Call for Expanding Inclusive Student Engagement in SoTL

Inclusive partnership: enhancing student engagement in geography

“…In this paper, we propose the term inclusive partnership to conceptualize a relationship that facilitates better and more meaningful engagement of all students through empowerment and confidence building. The ultimate goal is to develop a better sense of belonging to the broader community of scholarly education (Felten et al, 2013). Inclusive partnership is an ideal to strive for but whether or not it is achievable as a process is dependent on the institutional context and other challenges, discussed in section 4.…”

Cultivating student–staff partnerships through research and practice

“…Creating inclusive and equitable partnerships: As partnership becomes a more common practice in higher education, academic developers should work to ensure that individuals and institutions are creating equitable and inclusive structures (CookSather & Agu 2013;Felten et al 2013;Bovill et al 2015). Peseta and colleagues explain starkly the perils of not attending to these issues, since partnership practices can be employed toward a range of ends that may or may not reflect the democratic and egalitarian purposes of higher education.…”

Developing graduate attributes through participation in undergraduate research conferences

“…Academic staff can witness students, as undergraduate researchers and research disseminators, actively constructing new knowledge and identities using skills, attributes and values applied in contexts beyond the originating disciplines and contexts. With these opportunities, however, comes responsibility for staff to encourage inclusivity, particularly for those lacking cultural capital in educational settings (Felten et al, 2013). Students who attend BCUR are largely self-selecting and are already highly motivated with regard to their academic studies.…”