| Engagement is an important element for student success and gaining permanent learning. So what engages our students? Faculty has critical role in educational environment with the instructional structure they provide. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the trends in studies involving instructional faculty engagement. Engagement of the faculty is an important factor in the permanent learning of the students, quality of the institution, and more importantly, one’s own productivity. Conducted studies in this way, it will be possible to determine which factors are more influential on faculty engagement and on the other hand; it will help to see the gap in the literature. The literature examined and analyzed based on subject areas, theories and models, delivery modes, research methods, used statistics, and collected data. It is reviewed 99 full-text publication found in widely used databases. Based on the results, the most prominent subject areas were found to be institutional factors for the main themes and institutional supports for the sub-themes. It was observed that the JD-R model was predominantly used, and the f2f (face-to-face) method was preferred as an educational method. It was seen that correlational studies were common while surveys were the most frequently used data collection method. |