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Giraldo-García, Regina J.; Voight, Adam; O'Malley, Meagan – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This qualitative case study explores how urban high schools implement a district-initiated student-voice program, referred to as Student Advisory Committees, intended to improve school climate. The study uses an implementation science framework to analyze interview data from principals and advisors in 22 urban high schools. An iterative, top-down…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Student Empowerment, High School Students, Urban Schools
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McCallister, Cynthia – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2021
An account of a persistently failing New York City high school's rapid transformation. Urban Assembly School for Green Careers had a 39% graduation rate in 2013 and ranked in the bottom 1% of high schools citywide. As a transformation strategy, the school employed an innovative educational design known as Learning Cultures, which distributes…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, School Culture, Educational Environment, Educational Change
Tigani, Linda; Laing, Tony; Villavicencio, Adriana – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2017
Traditionally, schools have often made decisions about instruction, discipline, and other schoolwide policies without youth involvement. And yet, research suggests that when students have choice, control, and leadership opportunities, their motivation and engagement increase, which in turn is linked with better educational outcomes. This new guide…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Leadership, Participative Decision Making, Student Empowerment