This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a book which deals with the inception and development of pupils' self-management (student government) from the earliest times to the present. It opens with a general review of developments. Student government in the United States is discussed in the second part. Part three is devoted to student government in the Soviet Union. Part four deals with pupils' self-management in teaching theory and school practice in Yugoslavia. Chapter five discusses pupils associations, cooperatives, sports clubs, cultural and artistic societies, and the League of Pioneers. In his discussion of the forms and working methods of the associations, the author emphasizes that public discussion of various happenings in the school is one of the most prevalent forms. He then reports the opinions of teachers and pupils on the associations--93% were positive in their appraisal. The author asserts that the majority of pupils' cooperatives at village schools concentrate on agricultural production, followed by fruit farming, market gardening, animal husbandry, and housework. Many schools have cultural and artistic school societies. A description of the organizational structure of the Pioneers League is also given. (Author/GDB)