Student leadership is often misconceptualized as merely a pedagogical exercise revolving around simulated political arenas with little to no immediate real political consequence. Other scholarship normalizes students as political outsiders who have to resort to dangerous, exhausting activism tactics for even minute advocacy victories due to their lack of structural representation in education decision-making. An analysis of student leadership in research and practice is presented according to an identified spectrum of low to high student power. This article argues that student leadership has great potential for real political action. The best structure for student leadership is argued to be democratic student government, as well as students having standing roles within education leadership structures. Furthermore, effective conceptions of student leadership must not only acknowledge its developmental aspects, but also account for the real politics inherent in student leadership activities. To conclude, a more political conception of student leadership and student government is advocated for so student leaders’ real political activities can be recognized and studied as such in education leadership discourse to prevent student exploitation and tokenism.
student leadership, student government, student movements, education politics, political education, student activism
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Social |
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Supporting Institution | University of Toronto |
Publication Date | March 31, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022, Volume 7, Issue 1 |
Bibtex | @review { real951165, journal = {Research in Educational Administration and Leadership}, eissn = {2564-7261}, address = {}, publisher = {Educational Administration Research and Development Association}, year = {2022}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, pages = {1 - 37}, doi = {10.30828/real.951165}, title = {Student Leadership and Student Government}, key = {cite}, author = {Patrick, Justin} } |
APA | Patrick, J. (2022). Student Leadership and Student Government . Research in Educational Administration and Leadership , 7 (1) , 1-37 . DOI: 10.30828/real.951165 |
MLA | Patrick, J. "Student Leadership and Student Government" . Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 7 (2022 ): 1-37 <https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/real/issue/69243/951165> |
Chicago | Patrick, J. "Student Leadership and Student Government". Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 7 (2022 ): 1-37 |
RIS | TY - JOUR T1 - Student Leadership and Student Government AU - JustinPatrick Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 N1 - doi: 10.30828/real.951165 DO - 10.30828/real.951165 T2 - Research in Educational Administration and Leadership JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 1 EP - 37 VL - 7 IS - 1 SN - -2564-7261 M3 - doi: 10.30828/real.951165 UR - https://doi.org/10.30828/real.951165 Y2 - 2022 ER - |
EndNote | %0 Research in Educational Administration and Leadership Student Leadership and Student Government %A Justin Patrick %T Student Leadership and Student Government %D 2022 %J Research in Educational Administration and Leadership %P -2564-7261 %V 7 %N 1 %R doi: 10.30828/real.951165 %U 10.30828/real.951165 |
ISNAD | Patrick, Justin . "Student Leadership and Student Government". Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 7 / 1 (March 2022): 1-37 . https://doi.org/10.30828/real.951165 |
AMA | Patrick J. Student Leadership and Student Government. REAL is a scholarly peer-reviewed publication. 2022; 7(1): 1-37. |
Vancouver | Patrick J. Student Leadership and Student Government. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership. 2022; 7(1): 1-37. |
IEEE | J. Patrick , "Student Leadership and Student Government", Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-37, Mar. 2022, doi:10.30828/real.951165 |