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Navigating the Labyrinth toward College Student Government Presidency: A Phenomenological Study of Women Who Run for Student Government President
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Zimmerman, Hilary – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In recent years in the United States, women have been outpacing men on important college outcomes such as grade point average and degree attainment. While women have made strides in the last few decades, there are still important areas of higher education in which women are significantly underrepresented. In student government, women are vastly…
Descriptors: Females, College Students, Student Government, Gender Differences
An Investigation of the Impact of Student Government Involvement at One Public Historically Black University on the Career Choice of African American Student Participants
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Laosebikan-Buggs, Morolake O. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate student participation in collegiate student governance, the impact of that involvement and its influence on career choice for African-American participants, and to enlighten educators about role and value of collegiate student government participation. If participation in student government and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Self Esteem, Career Choice, Student Participation
Under Construction: A Case of Student Self-Governance at the University of Virginia
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Eramo, Nicole P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819 to become a training ground for the leaders of a new republic. The institution has changed a great deal since its founding, but principles connected to "Mr. Jefferson's" legacy abound. One such ideal is student self-governance. Described in institutional literature as a core…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Higher Education, Governance, Program Effectiveness