After meeting with two junior college administration and student groups, the problems of junior college unrest and dissatisfaction became more evident to the author. Several aspects of junior colleges must be considered: (1) junior college students are unique in their diversity of background and motivation, (2) the community is vitally a part of…

A positive approach to student involvement is presented for high school student council leaders, describing personal requirements and techniques for bringing about the constructive changes they seek for their schools and student councils. Major functions of a student council, kinds of leadership, basic assumptions for effective interpersonal…

The principal justification for granting faculty members academic tenure has historically been associated with the idea of academic freedom and economic security. However, tenure at the same time may also tend to perpetuate mediocrity and incompetence within a college community if faculty members are not carefully scrutinized prior to granting…

This document presents the results of a survey conducted to determine whether students involved in student government view this work as a leisure or learning experience. A sample of 91 students at California State College, Long Beach were surveyed. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire that sought demographic information and attitudinal…

Introduces ad hocracy, an emerging alternative system of junior college government, which encourages informal student involvement, allowing students to participate in activities of special interest without demanding lengthy commitments. (TP)

In 1973 the Student Center for Educational Research was created at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to find ways of using student talent, with the help of interested faculty, in teaching and research. Center studies have dealt with student governance, athletic and housing problems, and activities have included an internship program,…

A part of a day's work for middle school educators involves making decisions about school expenditures, academics, activities, and hiring. This brief article observes that student leaders are increasingly participating in decisions about school programming, finances, activities, and even hiring. If given the chance to contribute, middle level…

Author discusses the influence of fellow students on their own student leaders. (GB)

Student led classes in two newly integrated high schools help ease tension among pupils and introduced students to elective courses such as American Folklore, Folk Music, Science Fiction and Creative Writing. (AF)

This study examines personality differences and similarities between student groups in protest activities by comparing activists to student leaders and random students. Results indicate many similarities in personality dimensions but protesters are more adventurous, autocratic and individualistic. They are also more spontaneous and irresponsible.…

A political science professor suggests that few student leaders represent the student body, instead they are either administrative stooges or spokesmen for special interest groups on the campus. (Author)

Describes a program in which student leaders were trained to help change the climate of an urban high school. (IRT)

In recent years student affairs professionals have had well-documented success in organizing valuable learning experiences in the community for college students. An in-depth review of a community-based student leadership program at Northern Michigan University provides a model that benefits students and the surrounding community. (Author)