Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens

The aim of this research is to explore the main models of student engagement in university self-government in Russia, to understand and categorize what drives the students’ participation in these institutions. The main content of the paper is based on a multi-stage coding and thematic analysis of 72...

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Main Authors: Dmitry B. Efimov, Alexey S. Batishchev, Alexander A. Kostyuk, Angelina M. Makhson, Matvey Yu. Svoyski
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Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) 2024-12-01
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description The aim of this research is to explore the main models of student engagement in university self-government in Russia, to understand and categorize what drives the students’ participation in these institutions. The main content of the paper is based on a multi-stage coding and thematic analysis of 72 interviews conducted in the autumn of 2022 with student leaders of various Russian universities. The analysis results allow us to highlight three main student cultures of participation in representation bodies: the basic one is characterized by a predominant focus on personal socialization and individual development, the pragmatic one emphasizes the importance of financial and career incentives, while the civic one includes an orientation towards social recognition, helping others, and addressing public issues. The results provide valuable information for developing strategies to enhance the efficacy of working with different groups of students in Russian student representation, both at the institutional university level and at the regional or national level.
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spelling doaj-art-70f3e4e46f824ea29f17ad72b3d072af2025-01-24T14:13:14ZengNational Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)Вопросы образования1814-95452412-43542024-12-01410.17323/vo-2024-1829818298Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and CitizensDmitry B. Efimov0Alexey S. Batishchev1Alexander A. Kostyuk2Angelina M. Makhson3Matvey Yu. Svoyski4HSE UniversityHSE UniversityHSE UniversityHSE UniversityIndependent ResearcherThe aim of this research is to explore the main models of student engagement in university self-government in Russia, to understand and categorize what drives the students’ participation in these institutions. The main content of the paper is based on a multi-stage coding and thematic analysis of 72 interviews conducted in the autumn of 2022 with student leaders of various Russian universities. The analysis results allow us to highlight three main student cultures of participation in representation bodies: the basic one is characterized by a predominant focus on personal socialization and individual development, the pragmatic one emphasizes the importance of financial and career incentives, while the civic one includes an orientation towards social recognition, helping others, and addressing public issues. The results provide valuable information for developing strategies to enhance the efficacy of working with different groups of students in Russian student representation, both at the institutional university level and at the regional or national level.https://vo.hse.ru/article/view/18298student self-governmentstudent representationstudent councilsstudent engagement
spellingShingle Dmitry B. Efimov
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Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
Вопросы образования
student self-government
student representation
student councils
student engagement
title Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
title_full Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
title_fullStr Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
title_full_unstemmed Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
title_short Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens
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topic student self-government
student representation
student councils
student engagement
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