Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement

The characteristics of the university that issued the higher education diploma are an important signal for the employer, indicating the quality of the graduate’s training. However, it remains unknown to what extent top Russian universities really differ in the quality of the educational process from...

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Main Author: N. G. Maloshonok
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Language:English
Published: Moscow Polytechnic University 2023-12-01
Series:Высшее образование в России
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Online Access:https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4709
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description The characteristics of the university that issued the higher education diploma are an important signal for the employer, indicating the quality of the graduate’s training. However, it remains unknown to what extent top Russian universities really differ in the quality of the educational process from other universities, and do not simply use their ability to admit the most talented and motivated students. This paper attempts to answer this question using student engagement indicators, which are considered worldwide as a valid tool for assessing the quality of higher education. The article aims to examine the relationship between student engagement and two institutional characteristics of universities (a special status and the size of the university) by employing survey data on 16,143 students studying at 401 Russian universities. The results demonstrate that students studying at federal, national research and flagship universities have comparatively lower class engagement and social engagement compared to students from universities without special status. In addition, students at institutions with a size between 1,000 and 3,500 students were the most engaged in class activities and, at the same time, disengaged, while a size of less than 1,000 students  was  negatively  associated  with  disengagement.  The  results  obtained,  on  the  one  hand, require  further  research  into  the  relationship  between  institutional  characteristics  and  student engagement. On the other hand, they indicate the need to increase the weight of indicators of the quality  of  the  educational  process  in  universities  in  government  excellence  initiatives  aimed  at identifying leading universities and supporting them, as well as the importance of developing valid indicators of the quality of the educational process that can be used as a criterion in such government competitions.
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Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement
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student engagement
status of higher education institution
university size
educational process
russian universities
title Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement
title_full Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement
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title_full_unstemmed Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement
title_short Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement
title_sort do top universities the best in everything how the status and the size of russian universities correlate to student engagement
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status of higher education institution
university size
educational process
russian universities
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