Student participation and school culture: a secondary school case study.

From: Australian Journal of Education | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Rationale and conceptual framework

Research generally indicates that students are still poor participants in secondary schooling. Despite this, student participation in schooling is critical to meeting student needs because quality educational outcomes are best achieved by harnessing student motivation through participation (Boomer, Lester, Onore, & Cook, 1992; Broadfoot, 1991; Glasser, 1990; Nixon, 1996). Holdsworth (1996) suggests that educators need to understand how student participation can be fostered in schools.

In this study, distinction was made between forms of ...

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