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Mitra, Dana L. – Youth & Society, 2009
School environments offer a particularly difficult setting for fostering youth-adult partnerships because of the sharp power and status distinctions among students, teachers, and administrators. Drawing on interview and observational data examining 13 student-voice initiatives in northern California, this research examines the type of supports…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Empowerment, Student Participation
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Byrom, Tina; Thomson, Pat; Gates, Peter – Improving Schools, 2007
Whilst government policies are now pushing teachers to listen to pupils, this concern is largely framed within the school improvement agenda. This is not the only arena where listening to pupils counts. This article examines the ways in which two young people, making a significant choice about which university to attend, felt unable to discuss…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Child Advocacy, Student Participation, Student Empowerment