3.9 Article

WHAT DRIVES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT? THE ROLE OF LEARNING GOAL ORIENTATION, FEELING ENVIED, AND ETHICAL CLIMATE

Journal

DRUSTVENA ISTRAZIVANJA
Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 281-300

Publisher

INST OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR
DOI: 10.5559/di.31.2.05

Keywords

student engagement; learning goal orientation; feeling envied; ethical climate; business school

Ask authors/readers for more resources

This study investigates the relationship between learning goal orientation and student engagement, as well as the mediating role of perceived envy and the moderating role of ethical climate. Results show a positive relationship between learning goal orientation and student engagement, with perceived envy mediating this relationship. The study also reveals that ethical climate moderates the relationship between learning goal orientation and student engagement.
Students' engagement in their studies during their time at university is a fundamental building block of a high-quality learning experience. In this paper, we investigate learning goal orientation as a predictor of student engagement in the context of higher education. Moreover, we examine whether the perception of feeling envied mediates this effect and investigate the moderating effect of ethical climate in this regard. The proposed moderated mediation model was tested on a sample of 230 business students. Results reveal that learning goal orientation is positively related with study engagement and that feeling envied mediates this relationship. We also affirm the moderating role of ethical climate in the relationship between learning goal orientation and study engagement. Specifically, in schools where the climate is perceived to be more ethical, student engagement is higher, regardless of how envied students feel. The paper concludes with a list of practical implications that may serve educators in their attempts to create conditions that foster students' engagement in class.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

3.9
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available