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Increasing Student Voice in High School Reform

Building Partnerships, Improving Outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID23345922
AuthorsDana L Mitra (0000-0003-1649-5995, University Park, corresponding author), Steven Jay Gro (0000-0002-0067-131X, Temple College), Steven Jay Gross (Temple University)
Year2009
Volume37
Issue4
Pages522-543
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Management Administration & Leadership (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-1432 • E-ISSN: 1741-1440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1741143209334577
OpenAlexW2171641511
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited31

While we often write about adolescents as full of turmoil and angst, focusing on `student voice' instead highlights ways in which young people can learn democratic principles by sharing their opinions and working to improve school conditions for themselves and others. This article examines the connection between the types of student voice initiatives desired and the contexts in which student voice is pursued. Drawing upon cases from the USA and Australia, we suggest that turbulence theory can influence the way that student voice is received at a school and its ability to achieve desired goals. Student voice can help to increase the tension and focus on pressing issues when needed; it also can help to calm turbulence occurring within individual adolescents and also in school contexts that need resolution.

Democracy · Employee voice · Focus (optics) · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Student engagement · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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Citation span2010 - 2026 (17)
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