In the Fred S. Engle Middle School, an experiment in the structure of a middle school student council has been in progress for the last two years. Here students learn to develop leadership and become involved with many cultural and socio-economic groups. (Author/RK)

Article stated the case for allowing students to participate in their own governance. (RK)

Describes a new concept of hall government aimed at reducing student apathy, whereby all hall activity monies are handled by a central budgeting agency and appropriated according to student interest. Any size group can request funds, provided its project improves the social, cultural, athletic, or scholastic development of those within the hall.…

Political and social participation of students is discussed as a major goal for the social studies. The author suggests that the active participation of students in school decision making and policy formation will raise their political and social awareness. (JMF)

According to an annual Gallup Poll, lack of discipline was the number one problem facing public schools between 1969 and 1985. Chief underlying causes are inadequate parenting, ineffective teacher training, poor school organization, and inadequate administrative leadership. This monograph dicusses the Prospect School (Oberlin, Ohio) model for…

This report describes a pilot school's experiences with new governance techniques involving a high degree of student participation. A staff member account of these experiences describes the structure used by the school for staff-student power sharing and discusses staff and student reaction to this structure. He provides a personal assessment of…

Believes the Department of Education and Science may be wrong in arguing that pupil governors under 18 are illegal. (Editor)

Describes the techniques, procedures, and model for an effective leadership training program for college students. Emphasizes the importance of recognizing personal traits, student training, and involvement as the keys to developing a successful program. (BH)

Studies indicate that active participation in student activities is predictive of adult and professional success. A model depicts the structure and people ingredients of a student activities program. (Author/MLF)

Studied the scope, process, and effects of student participation in university governance, including student government through semistructured interviews with 31 faculty and student respondents. Findings show that students are capable of administering their own affairs, satisfying various student needs, and protecting the political interests of…

Colleges and universities face a variety of challenges in meeting the needs of students, and one of the greatest is their ability to respond to student needs while protecting institutional and academic integrity. For those working with students, a primary example of this challenge is the involvement of students in shared decision-making, a process…

This study used a Delphi survey to examine what undergraduate student government leaders think about increasing student involvement in self-governance activities. Twenty-students from geographically diverse institutions of higher education participated in the three rounds of the Delphi study. They generated a total of 56 different strategies and…

Traces the development of the NSA, places it in the context of the 1950s, in which it developed into a major national organization, evaluates its role on campus, and fills in some historical gaps in the growth of student activism and politics in the U.S., since NSA has received little analytic attention. (Author/JM)

Students learn the roles and responsibilities of educational administration and through their experience as active administrative officers, they develop a greater sense of student-faculty cooperation. (RK)