Student Engagement, Higher Education, and Social Justice: Beyond Neoliberalism and the Market

Student engagement is a catch-all term, irresistible to educators and policy makers, and serving many agendas and purposes. This ground-breaking book provides a powerful theory of student engagement, rooted in critical theory and social justice. It sets out a compelling argument for student engagement to promote social justice and to repel neoliberalism in, and through, higher education, addressing three key questions:

• Student engagement in what?
• Student engagement for what?
• Student enga...