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ERIC Number: EJ518987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
A Shift in Power: From Teacher to Student-Directed Government.
Mueller, Vicci; Perris, Chris
Social Studies Review, v34 n3 p40-42 Spr 1996
Asserts that students can make sound decisions regarding educational change. Discusses the shift from adult to student-led decision making in a California middle school's student council program. Describes activities organized by the student council and the resulting growth of student responsibility. (CFR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, School Activities, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Government, Student Leadership, Student Responsibility, Student School Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: San Carlos Central Middle School CA
Note: Theme issue topic: "Middle School."