Student Voice And School Governance

Author : Marc Brasof
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317529774

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While student voice has been well-defined in research, how to sustain youth-adult leadership work is less understood. Students are rarely invited to lead school reform efforts, and when they are, their voice is silenced by the structural arrangements and socio-cultural conditions found in schools. This volume investigates problems with the neoliberal school reform movement, and how youth-adult partnerships have resulted in more effective reforms within schools and community organizations nationally and internationally. Stemming from an eight-year ethnographic study at a civic-themed public high school, the volume highlights the process of creating a school governance structure which produces active and informed citizens. Made up of executive, legislative and judicial branches, the program gives students the power to make, implement and review school policies and practices—a model that has found to effectively distribute leadership and trigger organizational learning, and is thus at the forefront of civic education.

Author : Adam Fletcher (F. C.)
Publisher : Commonaction Publishing
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Motivation in education
ISBN : 0692954449

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Student Voice Revolution by Adam Fletcher (F. C.) Pdf

Student Voice Revolution: The Meaningful Student Involvement Handbook is the brand new mastery guide focused on student voice, student engagement, student/adult partnerships and more. Containing tons of details, this book is focused on engaging all students in every school as partners in every facet of education for the purpose of strengthening their commitment to learning, community and democracy. There are more than 75 examples from the author's experience and research throughout education literature. Never before published tools, new models and useful tips are featured, along with hundreds of citations, dozens of current and historical anecdotes and more. This book also highlights unique approaches, detailed assessment and critical examinations of school activities, all of which make this unlike anything else available today. It was written for educators, students, teachers-in-training, school leaders and advocates for education reform. Student Voice Revolution is an optimistic, realistic and practical wake up call for the future of schools in democratic society. Are YOU ready for the revolution?

Author : Marc Brasof
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317529767

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Student Voice and School Governance by Marc Brasof Pdf

While student voice has been well-defined in research, how to sustain youth-adult leadership work is less understood. Students are rarely invited to lead school reform efforts, and when they are, their voice is silenced by the structural arrangements and socio-cultural conditions found in schools. This volume investigates problems with the neoliberal school reform movement, and how youth-adult partnerships have resulted in more effective reforms within schools and community organizations nationally and internationally. Stemming from an eight-year ethnographic study at a civic-themed public high school, the volume highlights the process of creating a school governance structure which produces active and informed citizens. Made up of executive, legislative and judicial branches, the program gives students the power to make, implement and review school policies and practices—a model that has found to effectively distribute leadership and trigger organizational learning, and is thus at the forefront of civic education.

Author : Dana L. Mitra
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780791478943

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Student Voice in School Reform by Dana L. Mitra Pdf

High schools continue to be places that isolate, alienate, and disengage students. But what would happen if students were viewed as part of the solution in schools rather than part of the problem? This book examines the emergence of "student voice" at one high school in the San Francisco Bay area where educators went straight to the source and asked the students to help. Struggling, like many high schools, with how to improve student outcomes, educators at Whitman High School decided to invite students to participate in the reform process. Dana L. Mitra describes the evolution of student voice at Whitman, showing that the students enthusiastically created partnerships with teachers and administrators, engaged in meaningful discussion about why so many failed or dropped out, and partnered with teachers and principals to improve learning for themselves and their peers. In documenting the difference that student voice made, this book helps expand ideas of distributed leadership, professional learning communities, and collaboration. The book also contributes much needed research on what student voice initiatives look like in practice and provides powerful evidence of ways in which young people can increase their sense of agency and their sense of belonging in school.

Author : Loyce Caruthers,Jennifer Friend
Publisher : IAP
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781681234427

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Great Expectations by Loyce Caruthers,Jennifer Friend Pdf

This book explores meaningful and effective use of student voice in urban school renewal efforts through strategies that include: surveys, interviews, focus groups, visual and video projects, social media, and student participation in governance. Chapters provide a definition of student voice, context for public schooling in the United States, and introduce a framework for including student voice in school renewal processes. Examples guide readers to implementation of the framework to include student voices in diverse educational settings. Authentic voices of approximately 175 students interviewed by the authors express what it is that they really want from public schools and how pre K-12 educators can provide a structure for ongoing student participation in governance and the work of the school. The existing literature explores student characteristics such as poverty, cultural diversity, and what the experts believe students need public schools to provide. Within the research, urban public schools and technical reform are often explored and examined separately from conversations about what students want from schools, excluding opportunities for their voices and diverse perspectives to be heard. Listening to students describe instances of bullying or teachers’ low academic expectations provides educators with opportunities to address issues that impede student learning. The uniqueness of this framework for including student voice is that it provides multiple opportunities for students in any grade level to tell us what it is they want from public schools, and to make meaningful and lasting contributions to school renewal efforts.

Author : Nelson Beaudoin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317923923

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Elevating Student Voice by Nelson Beaudoin Pdf

This book demonstrates what schools can do to enhance student participation and engagement. It shows educators how to: - create opportunities for students to practice democracy and civic responsibility. - develop a "school for each kid" - get students to care Examples include - Community service - Peer Helpers - Peer Mediators - Student-directed programs and events - Student feedback to teachers - Student-led conferences - Students on interviewing committees - Students on the School Board - Student publications - Student speakers . . . and more Also highlighted in this book are the exciting and enriching activities of First Amendment Schools.

Author : David Morris
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030234676

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Student Voice and Teacher Professional Development by David Morris Pdf

This book explores the role of students’ involvement in teacher professional development. Building upon a research study whereby pupils instruct their teachers in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the author argues that using student voice in this way can result in transformational learning for all those involved. The author presents the processes and experiences of pupils taking on the role of educators as well as the experiences of the teachers receiving such professional development from their students. In doing so, he promotes the innovative use of a student voice initiative to support teaching and learning, with the overarching purpose of improving and transforming teacher-pupil relationships. This book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of pupil voice, teacher professional development and transformational learning.

Author : D. Thiessen,Alison Cook-Sather
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402033674

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International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School by D. Thiessen,Alison Cook-Sather Pdf

This handbook brings together in a single volume the groundbreaking work of scholars who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. Drawing extensively on students’ interpretations of their experiences in school as expressed in their own words, chapter authors offer insight into how students conceptualize and approach school. The book examines how students understand and address the ongoing social opportunities for and challenges in working with other students and teachers, and the multiple ways in which students shape and contribute to school improvement.

Author : Council of Europe,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004711

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student voice by Council of Europe,UNESCO Pdf

Author : Michael Lubelfeld,Nick Polyak,P.J. Caposey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475840032

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Student Voice by Michael Lubelfeld,Nick Polyak,P.J. Caposey Pdf

This book is about incorporating student voice, student input, and student presence into leadership, decision-making and school improvement planning.

Author : Marc Brasof,Joseph Levitan
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807767122

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Student Voice Research by Marc Brasof,Joseph Levitan Pdf

This powerful resource is for researchers and educational leaders who are interested in understanding and applying research methods that emphasize youth voice. The authors argue that most educational research either omits critical understandings of youth or, even worse, presents inaccuracies due to faulty techniques. Researching how youth experience their schools and communities requires specific conceptual tools that address researcher bias, power dynamics, and the contextual considerations that impact meaning-making processes. Responding to these issues, the authors present the Student Voice Research Framework--an approach that both novice and advanced researchers can use to address assumptions and overcome bias as they engage with youth. Readers are provided with clear steps for implementing the framework, as well as examples of how some of the most innovative qualitative and quantitative researchers in the world are using it. The text includes numerous interview, survey, and other protocols with strategies that researchers can use immediately or adapt for their own studies. This comprehensive volume is a must-have for anyone doing research about and with youth. Book Features: Guidance for addressing persistent problems of bias in educational inquiry to better engage in study about and with students. Examination of student voice research as its own field with its own typologies and research questions. Chapters highlighting innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods and strategies with ready-to-use protocols and other tools. A forward-looking conversation about social justice and what democracy could look like in schools. A toolkit of research methods and school change processes to address difficult questions in education.

Author : Gerry Czerniawski,Warren Kidd
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781780520407

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Student Voice Handbook by Gerry Czerniawski,Warren Kidd Pdf

The Student Voice movement of the United Kingdom influences discussion across various levels of education. Equally, international responses to Student Voice extend the debate and movement further. This text locates Student Voice within wider debates around empowered citizenry and the 'big society'.

Author : Joseph L. Mahoney,Reed W. Larson,Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135628130

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Organized Activities As Contexts of Development by Joseph L. Mahoney,Reed W. Larson,Jacquelynne S. Eccles Pdf

School-aged children in the U.S. and other Western nations spend almost half of their waking hours in leisure activities. For some, out-of-school time is perceived as inconsequential or even counterproductive to the health and well-being of young persons. Recently, however, there has been a growing recognition that--along with family, peers, and school--the organized activities in which some youth participate during these hours are important contexts of emotional, social, and civic development. They provide opportunities for young persons to learn and develop competencies that are largely neglected by schools. At the same time, communities and national governments are now channeling considerable resources into creating organized activities for young people's out-of-school time. This volume brings together a multidisciplinary, international group of experts to provide conceptual, empirical, and policy-relevant advances in research on children's and adolescents' participation in the developmental contexts represented by extracurricular activities, and after-school and community programs. Organized Activities as Contexts of Development provides a handbook-like coverage of research in this new emerging field. It considers a broad developmental time-span from middle childhood through early adulthood, providing information on how motivation, participation, and developmental experiences change as youth get older. The contents cover one of the most salient topics in child and adolescent research, education, and social policy, placing consistent emphasis on developmental aspects and implications of organized activity participation for young persons. Representing contributors from several fields of study--psychology, criminal justice, leisure science, sociology, human development, education, prevention, and public policy--the book is designed to appeal to students and scholars in all these areas. Additionally, the volume is written to be of interest to professionals who administer programs and develop policy on youth.

Author : Russell J. Quaglia,Michael J. Corso
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483379784

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Student Voice by Russell J. Quaglia,Michael J. Corso Pdf

Meaningful school reform starts with your most powerful partner—your students! When you take time to listen, you’ll find that students’ aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals—and when students know they’re being heard, they engage meaningfully in their own academic success. Using examples drawn from student surveys, focus groups, observations, and interviews, this groundbreaking book presents a blueprint for a successful partnership between educators and students. You’ll discover how to: Ask the right questions—and understand how to build from the answers Engage students in decision-making and improvement-related processes Implement the Aspirations Framework to guide students toward their full potential

Author : Jerusha Conner,Rille Raaper,Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela,Launa Gauthier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350342460

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Student Voice in Higher Education by Jerusha Conner,Rille Raaper,Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela,Launa Gauthier Pdf

This handbook brings together scholarship from various subfields, disciplinary traditions, and geographic and geopolitical contexts to understand how student voice is operating in different higher education dimensions and contexts around the world. The handbook helps not only to map the range of student voice practices in college and university settings, but also to identify the common core elements, enabling conditions, constraints, and outcomes associated with student voice work in higher education. It offers a broad understanding of the methodologies, current debates, history, and future of the field, identifying avenues for future research.