If the place of agriculture in Nigerian society is to be improved, it will require the combined efforts of teachers, students, parents, and the government. (AG)

Data is presented showing minimum criteria by which students and administrators define the social role of the student. The majority of responses indicated that persons making any formal connection to the institution are perceived as students. (Author)

A four-phase seminar (introduction, interpretation, involvement, and internationalization) was conducted by Iowa State University to inform foreign agricultural students about the transfer of agricultural technology information from the University to the farmers in Iowa. Field trips were an especially successful component of the seminar. (AG)

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

Address at Convocation of Washington College, Maryland (September 26, 1968).

This booklet, based on the court ordered Uniform Code of Student Conduct, published by the Detroit Public Schools, is designed to make elementary school students in Detroit, Michigan aware of their rights and responsibilities in school. In simple language, the booklet delineates laws and rules the students must abide by, discusses disciplinary…

Faculty, administration, and the board of trustees are dubious champions of student rights and freedoms. Without reliable protectors within the academic community, students have the options of securing their rights and freedoms by (1) the exercise of raw power, (2) finding a means to participate in the decision making process, or (3) seeking…

Participation in some areas of university governance is recommended in these 4 statements as an acceptable student role. The first statement describes "legitimate student demands" as those concerned with the quality of the educational experience as they relate to the stated objectives, purposes, and resources of the institution. In the solution of…

This committee report examines past student participation in the government of the University of Wisconsin, formulates principles concerning the role of students, and recommends structural and functional changes to achieve greater student participation. Except for the establishment of certain new committees, the report recommends changes within…

Although student participation in academic decision making has become generally acceptable, there is still controversy about who has the ultimate decision-making authority within the university: the faculty or students. Historically, universities based on faculty power, prevalent in northern Europe and the US, have in general been governed by…

This guide is directed toward the needs of supervising teachers and focuses on the role of the cooperating teacher. Part one, "Getting Ready for the Student Teacher," discusses conducting the initial student teacher visit and preparing for the student teacher's arrival by preparing the class, making notes for early conferences, considering the…

The results of this survey on student participation on college and university governing boards indicate that 14% of all institutions in the U.S. have students as members of their boards. Of the different institutional types, and public 4-year colleges and universities stand at one end of the scale with about one in four including students on their…