University engagement of dental students related to educational environment: A transnational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the validity and reliability of the University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI) in its complete and reduced versions with Brazilian and USA students, and to evaluate the influence of gender and academic level on students' university engagement in both countries.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational study with a non-probability sample was conducted. The sample comprised dental students of both genders, 154 from a university in New York, USA (response rate 91.1%) and 459 from two universities in Brazil (response rate 79.1%). University engagement was measured using the USEI. The samples were characterized by gender and academic level.

Results

The refined reduced version of the USEI presented adequate fit to the samples from both countries

SUBMITTER: Presoto CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568266 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature