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Student Representation in University Decision Making: Good Reasons, a New Lens?
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Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This article outlines the main cases for and related objections against student representation in university governance found in the relevant literature, and proposes a way in which variations in student representation within institutions may be understood and justified. It contextualises the modern origins of student representation in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Administration, Governance
Democratisation of Education in South Africa: Issues of Social Justice and the Voice of Learners?
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Mncube, Vusumuzi – South African Journal of Education, 2008
The South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996 mandates that secondary school learners, who are members of the Representative Council for Learners, should be part of school governance through participation in school governing bodies. But they are often not afforded a full opportunity to participate in crucial decisions by the adult members of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Educational Legislation, Secondary School Students
Educational Decentralization and School Governance in South Africa: From Policy to Practice
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Naidoo, Jordan P. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2005
This booklet explores the nature of participation, representation and decision-making in school governance in South Africa based on a collective case-study of six schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) that was undertaken between 2002 and 2004. The different types of schools were compared by the following criteria: their interpretation of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Administrative Organization