Strategies for motivating students to participate in academic and additional educational activities to improve their competencies

• Petro Rybalko Universidade Pedagógica Estatal de Sumy com o nome de A.S. Makarenko, Sumy, Ucrânia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-4255
• Lesya Lebedyk Universidade Pedagógica Nacional de Poltava V. G. Korolenko, Poltava, Ucrânia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6538-6256
• Serhiy Dudko M.V. Оstrohradskyi Academia de Educação Contínua de Poltava, Poltava, Ucrânia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-0825
• Viktor Strelnikov M.V. Оstrohradskyi Academia de Educação Contínua de Poltava, Poltava, Ucrânia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8822-9517
• Liubov Khomenko Universidade Pedagógica Nacional de Poltava V. G. Korolenko, Poltava, Ucrânia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-2783

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11205570

Keywords: education, management, sociocultural context, managing innovation, system

Abstract

This study explores the nexus between university students' engagement in academic and extracurricular activities and their critical thinking skill development. It probes into the potential correlation between students' involvement in extracurricular engagements and their proficiency in collaborative team efforts within the university setting. Furthermore, the investigation seeks to determine if there is a link between academic involvement and the punctual completion of undergraduate programs. The article also
delves into the application of student engagement theories in higher education to understand these relationships, making comparative references to the educational framework in the United States.

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