Keeping student participation in its place
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4254207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gretchen Groth Wilson (University of Michigan), Andrew Weissman (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 248-253 |
| Publication date | 1970-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405847009542290 |
| OpenAlex | W2036269490 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The scene is Major State University, which has erupted four times during the past two years over issues involving ROTC, black admissions, language requirements, and discipline procedures. The demonstrations so far have been nonviolent. Now the campus is about to boil over again on the question of whether students should become members with full voting privileges in the Faculty Senate. The issue of nonviolence is not as clear-cut this time, and the governor has stated that he may call in the National Guard. From the perspective of the students, little or no action was taken by the University as a result of the four previous eruptions, and explanations given by the administrators and faculty for their positions were inadequate. This places students in a dilemma. They want change to take place without the necessity for violence, but they fear the administration and faculty will continue to act in what the students see as an arbitrary, self-serving fashion. With minor variations the above scene has been reenacted at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the country. At times violence results, with damage to property and the careers of individuals on both sides; at other times, the university is effectively brought to a standstill while the issues are in the forefront; at others, the status quo prevails with little interruption of the normal process
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| Highly cited | No |
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