Student voice to improve schools: Perspectives from students, teachers and leaders in ‘perfect’ conditions

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Marilee Jones, S. Bubb
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Abstract

This article explores the use of student voice to contribute to improving schools. Through the gathering of perspectives and experiences of staff and students, it considers how the responses to requirements for both student voice and school improvement interrelate and identifies challenges to be addressed. The research was conducted in Norway because, with its long-standing engagement with children’s well-being and rights expressed through its comprehensive framework of legislation and allocation of resources, it has arguably created ideal conditions for students to be involved in improving schools. Findings revealed some recognition of the centrality of student voice in the enactment of democracy in schools: students and teachers had positive perceptions of student voice, and school leaders were willing to incorporate student voice in school improvement processes. Current uses of student voice were, however, largely restricted to the operations of the student council for a range of reasons. The absence of alternative structures, time constraints and doubts about competence were reported, leading to student voice having little impact on school improvement, even in what might be considered ‘perfect’ conditions.
改善学校的学生声音:来自“完美”条件下的学生、教师和领导的观点
本文探讨了利用学生的声音来促进学校的改善。通过收集教职员工和学生的观点和经验,它考虑了如何回应学生声音和学校改进的要求,并确定了需要解决的挑战。这项研究是在挪威进行的,因为挪威通过其全面的立法和资源分配框架,长期致力于儿童的福祉和权利,可以说,挪威为学生参与改善学校创造了理想的条件。调查结果显示,在学校民主的制定过程中,学生声音的中心地位得到了一定的认可:学生和教师对学生的声音有积极的看法,学校领导愿意将学生的声音纳入学校改进过程。然而,由于种种原因,目前学生发言的使用在很大程度上仅限于学生会的运作。据报道,缺乏替代结构、时间限制和对能力的怀疑,导致学生的声音对学校的改善几乎没有影响,即使在可能被认为是“完美”的条件下。
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Improving Schools
Improving Schools EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Improving Schools is for all those engaged in school development, whether improving schools in difficulty or making successful schools even better. The journal includes contributions from across the world with an increasingly international readership including teachers, heads, academics, education authority staff, inspectors and consultants. Improving Schools has created a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Major national policies and initiatives have been evaluated, to share good practice and to highlight problems. The journal also reports on visits to successful schools in diverse contexts, and includes book reviews on a wide range of developmental issues.
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