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Direct linkQuinn, Sarah; Owen, Susanne – Australian Journal of Education, 2016
Primary school approaches to student voice and leadership rarely change, despite concerns about manipulation and tokenism. This single case study investigated an approach to student voice and student leadership in an Australian primary school that was very different to a traditional student council. Thematic analysis of school documents and staff…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Student Leadership
Download full textHomana, Gary A. – Journal of Social Science Education, 2018
Purpose: Lave and Wenger's Communities of Practice is presented as a conceptual framework for examining extracurricular activities as a part of democratic schools' contribution to students' civic engagement. Data from the IEA Civic Education Study is analyzed to investigate research questions on the association between participation in two civic…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Political Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Reichert, Frank; Print, Murray – Educational Review, 2018
Building active and informed citizens is a major part of civics and citizenship education in order to enhance and sustain democracies. Civic learning and civic action opportunities within school contexts are commonly claimed to promote an active and informed citizenry. In the present research, we examine the meaning of formal civics education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizen Participation, Student Participation
Saha, Lawrence J.; Print, Murray – International Journal of Educational Research, 2010
Studies have found that prior involvement in student politics while in school seems to be a good predictor of adult political engagement. While most studies of adults have obtained retrospective data on participation in school elections, there have been few studies of students about this activity. We contribute to this latter relatively unexplored…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Democracy, Elections, Student Government
Dinham, Steve; And Others – 1993
This paper draws on the findings of a major research project funded by the New South Wales Department of School Education (Australia) which sought to examine the school-community interface and communication in comprehensive high schools. Data were drawn initially from nine schools in western Sydney, with three of these schools being the subject of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Environment
Craigie, Doug; And Others – 1993
Focusing on the area of student participation, this paper considers the findings of a research project conducted by a team at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, and funded by the New South Wales Department of School Education. The project was broadly focused on investigating the dynamics of communication within the school communities of…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
