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ERIC Number: ED621155
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Elevating Student Voice, Agency, and Co-Creation
WestEd
This brief on including student voice, agency, and co-creation in education decision-making proceeds from the premise that successfully transforming education systems to be more student centered involves addressing four key elements: Individual Mindsets, Interpersonal Relationships, Community Culture, and Structural and Systemic Supports. The brief is adapted from and expands on a 2021 blog--"To Achieve Racial Equity in Education, Include Students as Co-Creators"--and draws on key concepts presented through the Equity Accelerator project in California. In particular, it draws from an Equity Accelerator professional learning session hosted by two student leaders and experts in youth engagement, leadership, and equity: Zoë Jenkins and Zachary Patterson (Jenkins & Patterson, 2021). This session sparked productive conversations among Equity Accelerator Fellows about how to better engage students in racial equity efforts. Although many of the strategies presented in this brief apply to all initiatives that aim to feature student voices, the focus on racial equity prompted special consideration of how these concepts apply to students of the global majority--the students whom the Equity Accelerator Fellows aimed to better serve through their efforts. Therefore, in addition to offering ideas for effectively implementing student voice initiatives generally, this brief specifically includes ideas for advancing racial equity. [This brief was written by Equity Accelerator.]
WestEd. 730 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1242. Tel: 877-493-7833; Tel: 415-565-3000; Fax: 415-565-3012; Web site: http://www.wested.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Authoring Institution: WestEd
Identifiers - Location: California
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