Chapter 7: Cracking the Engagement Enigma: Decoding the Multifaceted Sociocultural Influences on Student Engagement in Digital Learning

Engaging students in learning, and within their learning community, is recognized as a vital aspect of education (Bond et al., 2020; Martin &Bolliger, 2018). Yet, this complex construct remains somewhat of an enigma for teachers, learning designers, educational institutions, and researchers, owing in part to the multiple ways in which it is theorized, interpreted, and understood (Eccles, 2016; Zepke, 2018). This is made even more complex by the increasing modes of educational distribution, where online (digital) and on-site (physical) modes blur the boundaries and situatedness of the student experience across multiple places and spaces in which students engage with learning (Bergdahl, 2022b).