Exploring the Impact of Student-Faculty Partnership on Engagement, Performance, Belongingness, and Satisfaction in Higher Education

Abstract

There has been an exponential growth in the higher education worldwide that has consequently triggered new challenges for educators and students. The relationship between student-faculty partnership, student engagement, academic performance, sense of belongingness and satisfaction in Chinese higher education institutes are examined by this study. The study examines the effect of student-faculty partnerships on educational results and fills gaps in understanding this relationship. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) and with quantitative data gathered from surveys of Chinese university students. After an exhaustive search of the relevant literature, we find considerable shortfalls in knowledge about student-faculty partnerships and their results. The results show that student-faculty cooperation has a positive impact on student participation, grades, sense of belonging and satisfaction with higher education. Furthermore, student involvement and feeling connected are important in negotiating the relationships between student-faculty interactions and academic success, and satisfaction. The present research implications offer a novel and more diverse perspectives of higher education in China aimed at advanced learning opportunities through student-faculty partnership.