Academic Engagement Concept and its Affecting Factors in Medical Education: A Review Study

Background & Objective: One of factors influencing students academic achievement is academic engagement The aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive investigation on conceptual dimensions of academic engagement and the factors affecting it   Methods: A comprehensive search of literature published during ۲۰۰۱۲۰۱۴ was performed using Persian and English databases including Magiran SID Scopus and PubMed As a result ۱۹۰ texts were obtained After a close study ۲۲ papers with the keywords of student engagement and academic engagement time were selected Selection criteria were the existence of any dimension of the concept of academic engagement and factors affecting it in the paper   Results: After assessing ۲۲ articles the dimensions of academic engagement concept and its influencing factors were made clear Academic engagement consists of the educational behavioral cognitive and psychological dimensions Factors which affect academic engagement are the education institutions characteristics teaching methods servicebased learning technology and various levels of academic engagement   Conclusion: Through the recognition of dimensions of academic engagement and by applying factors that influence students academic engagement the wasting of their time and energy can be prevented and a valuable work force can be developed Since university engagement has been less studied in medical sciences in our country it is recommended that qualitative and quantitative research be performed in this field

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Academic engagement , University engagement , medical education , Student