This introduction sets the theoretical and historical context for this special issue on student engagement. Drawing on literatures about audit culture, governance and change in higher education institutions, and theories of practice, institutions and organisation, it sheds light on the current era of English higher education. The Browne Review led to the withdrawal in 2010 of the majority of the government teaching grant for English universities, and it tripled tuition fees in 2012. In the post-Browne era, ‘engagement’ emerged as an organising concept linked in multiple ways to other objects and discourses, in particular university league tables and measures of student satisfaction; and it was swiftly and often unreflexively translated into visions for developing learning and teaching. This special issue focuses on this specific shift in policy and discourse, exploring institutional change and everyday experience, and reflecting on the power and limits of policies.

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介绍

本介绍为这一关于学生参与的特刊设定了理论和历史背景。借鉴有关高等教育机构审计文化、治理和变革的文献，以及实践、制度和组织的理论，它揭示了当前的英语高等教育时代。布朗评论导致 2010 年英国大学的大部分政府教学补助金被撤回，并在 2012 年将学费增加了两倍。在后布朗时代，“参与”作为一种组织概念出现，以多种方式与其他对象和话语，特别是大学排行榜和学生满意度的衡量标准；它被迅速且经常不经反思地转化为发展学与教的愿景。