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Publication Date: 2017
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Unleashing Student Potential through Democratic Participation in Decision Making: Controversies and Prospects
Africa Education Review, v14 n3-4 p158-174 2017
The idea of students participating in decisions that affect them as individuals, organisations and/or communities is recent and urgent. The participation of students in decision making has gained global support, yet it does not seem to be regarded as a main vehicle for promoting democracy in educational institutions. This conceptual paper aims at demonstrating the difficulties perceived to hinder student participation in educational institutions. It further proposes strategies that may favour the increased and improved involvement of students in decision making processes. The reviewed literature on student participation informing this article highlights positive outcomes from engaging students as decision makers in education.
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Student Participation, Democracy, Power Structure, Literature Reviews, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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