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)

Case study of English primary school that instituted several democratic procedures involving pupils and staff in leadership activities. Findings suggest that Hargraves's capital theory of school effectiveness and improvement and Furman and Starratt's theories of the democratic community require a student dimension. Includes discussion of…

Considers how to involve students more in discussing poetry. Describes a class activity involving creating a low-risk poetry porthole: the list poem. Talks about learning how to discuss the poetry of others. Presents ideas for making the transition to the discussion of "school" poetry. (SG)

Advocates development of a strong college student leadership program. Describes important components of such a program and leadership role student affairs professionals should take in its implementation. (Author/CM)