Student Government Research Articles

What Determines Public Funding for Elementary Education in India? Evidence From Before and After a Policy Change

ABSTRACTKeeping to the increased emphasis on better educational quality across India as a tool of nation‐ building strategy, this study attempts to integrate demand components in analyzing the determinants of public spending for elementary education across states in India from 2005 to 2016. The study finds that the income (per capita) elasticity of per student government expenditure is higher in post‐reform period. The state government's share of income devoted to elementary education remains roughly constant. Applying a correlated random effect approach to linear balanced panel data, this paper concludes that over time, a major determinant of growth of per student government expenditure is the growth of income per capita. Household demand for education, which is positively correlated with states' levels of development, influences public funding for education across states. The results will be important for analyzing general equilibrium models where the government aims to fulfill household demand.

Unlocking Creativity: Utilizing The 5 Whys Methodology to Illuminate Core Issues in Student Supreme Government

Student engagement programs served as catalysts for student development, community building, and active participation in campus life. This research explored the state of student engagement programs within the Supreme Student Government (SSG), focusing on their effectiveness and levels of student participation. Utilizing the 5 Whys methodology, the study identified and analyzed critical challenges and opportunities related to student motivation, program structure, and alignment with student interests. The findings revealed that internal communication breakdowns and budget constraints were significant factors impeding the effectiveness of SSG programs. Student participation was only moderate due to conflicting schedules with classes and insufficient program marketing. The rigid structure of SSG programs and a lengthy approval process further limited their ability to meet student needs. A disconnect between program content and student interests hindered engagement. The research concluded that the root causes of these problems lay in the need for more structured communication channels, a complex approval process, and misalignment with student interests. By addressing these underlying motives, recommendations included enhancing internal communication, allocating funds as efficiently as possible, and creating an inclusive learning environment. These strategies aimed to develop more effective and appealing student engagement programs, ultimately fostering a more active and engaged student body.

Unveiling the Apathy: Understanding the Causes of Student Disengagement in Student Governance

This study delved into the causes of student disengagement in any form of student-based governance of the University of Cebu College of Arts and Sciences Department's Student Body Organization (CAS-SBO) during the academic year 2023-2024. A descriptive phenomenological research design was employed, exploring participants' experiences in student governance, how these experiences influence their lack of total disengagement and the strategies that could revitalize their engagement and active participation in the said area. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews with twelve students selected via linear snowball sampling, focusing on those with prior governance experience who did not participate in recent CAS-SBO activities. Thematic content analysis revealed nine emergent themes: (1) Lack of Connection, Inequality in Representation, and Faculty Intervention as essential experiences in student governance; (2) Student Unfamiliarity, Feeling Unrepresented, and Unmet Expectations as reasons for disengagement; and (3) Inclusive Activities, Addressing Electoral Disparity, and Empowered Leadership as potential strategies to increase engagement. Based on these findings, the study recommends regular CAS-SBO general assemblies, teambuilding exercises, leadership seminars, and the election of representatives for each degree program to foster more vital student involvement and improve representation. The study also suggests future research topics, including electoral system reforms and former CAS-SBO presidents' experiences.

The Political Socialization of College Students: Student Government, Diversity, and Political Power

The Political Socialization of College Students: Student Government, Diversity, and Political Power

An Overview of the Community College Student Government Association

ABSTRACT Community colleges are increasingly adopting and relying on student engagement activities to build a sense of belonging and improve graduation rates. One such measure undertaken at many colleges is the use of traditional student affairs programs, including student government associations. These student governments not only build a sense of community among students, but add to student learning and the overall operation and sense of inclusiveness on campus. Using a sample of 150 community colleges, senior student affairs professionals were surveyed about their student governments and their agendas. With a near 60% response rate, survey data revealed that community college student governments typically had an advisor with multiple responsibilities that leaders regularly met with college presidents, and were funded by student fees or a direct allocation from the college. The data also included information on the range of student government offices and how agendas were aligned across campus constituencies. Cross tabs were also used to explore sources of funding support and constituent agenda alignment, noting that direct institutional allocations resulted in the highest level of agenda alignment. Respondents also noted several key agenda items that their student government addressed, including student mental health, building community on campus, and additional academic support.

Influence of Student Government Responsibilities in Enhancing Institutional Discipline in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Morogoro Municipal, Tanzania

Influence of Student Government Responsibilities in Enhancing Institutional Discipline in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Morogoro Municipal, Tanzania

Pembelajaran Seni Tari Dalam Penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka di SMAN 1 Pangkalan Kuras

The aim of this research is to find out about cultural arts (dance) learning in the independent learning curriculum in class x 3 of SMAN 1 Pangkalan Kuras for the 2023/2024 academic year. This research uses qualitative descriptive research methods. The subjects in this research were class x3 students and arts and culture teachers at SMAN 1 Base Kuras. The results of this research are that in the independent learning curriculum, teachers are no longer fixated on books, but teachers can be more creative in teaching and students are expected to be able to make new discoveries. Learning in the Independent Curriculum uses teaching modules as a guide for learning in class. In learning, teachers also make what achievements they want in that semester. In class X 3, teachers use Phase E. Based on the results of this research, it was observed that teachers were starting to be able to adapt learning activities using the independent curriculum, even though there were still difficulties in compiling teaching modules, teachers were still able to use teaching module templates that had been provided by the government for students. It was observed that students had also adapted the learning curriculum accordingly. with what is taught.

A Comparative Study of Students Graduation Analysis Using Classification Methods in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Tidar University

This research aimed to classify achievement factors for electrical engineering students at Tidar University using K-Means and Agglomerative Clustering classification algorithms. The goal was to understand if any parameters influence high-achieving student performance. The Indonesian government and private sector for university students provide significant education funds. Student scholarships are awarded based primarily on GPA and entry path, overburdening staff and causing confusion during distribution to eligible recipients. A system was needed to accommodate additional eligible criteria. The researcher selected factors to identify engineering student performance, including school origin, entry path, tuition fees, and GPA. These inputs could determine graduation status. The results compared calculation methods based on collected data accuracy, processing times, and characterizing clustered data to determine the best classification method. Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering performed better. Accuracy testing on 600 training data points yielded 73.94% for improved K-means and 90.42% for AHC. The Average processing time was 674.92 seconds for improved K-means and 554.35 seconds for AHC. Silhouette testing also characterized calculation methods, with improved K-means scoring best at 0.654 and AHC at 0.787 using two clusters.

Student Government as Public Office: Experiences of Former College Student Government Officers in Elected Public Office

Student Government as Public Office: Experiences of Former College Student Government Officers in Elected Public Office

Opening the black box of student government in authoritarian contexts: institutional work and intra-organisational conflicts in the Students’ Guild at Makerere University, Uganda

AbstractStudent governments are important actors in higher education governance and also in more general political processes, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most of the research on student governments has thus far focused on the relations with higher education authorities and political parties, often without investigating their internal dynamics, thus risking of conceiving them as more homogeneous than they are likely to be. Analysing the internal dynamics of student governments is necessary to understand why student leaders, on behalf of their representative organisations, act and position themselves the way they do externally. This case study of the Students’ Guild at Makerere University addresses this knowledge gap by uncovering and analysing internal conflicts of student governments, contributing with new empirical and theoretical insights on students’ institutional behaviour and institutional ambiguity, in the context of authoritarian African states. While internal conflict is expected in any student government, this is anticipated to be even more the case in a conflictual context where there are strong links between students and national authorities. The approach is, in theoretical terms, based on the institutional work perspective and relies on extensive fieldwork at Makerere University. I find that the student government is far more conflictual and heterogenous than previous literature suggests. Rather than comprising representatives who act unitarily, it is characterised by intra-organisational conflicts due to competing institutional work, which reflects representatives’ multiple, diverse and divergent interests and institutional goals.

Corporate identity and rebranding of the student council of the Higher school of folk arts

The article is devoted to the development of the corporate identity of the infographics of the student government of the Higher School of Folk Arts (Academy). The characteristics of different types of logos are analyzed, their weaknesses and strengths are identified; a set of elements and colors for the logo of the student council and the logos of the student council committees are developed. Style bearers are being identified, souvenir projects are being developed. Special attention is paid to the design of the final version of the logo of the Student Council of the Higher School of Folk Arts (Academy), the analysis of factors affecting the visual perception of logos and their application in the student environment.

Doing Rights, Making Citizens

How does the right to education inform respect for citizenship rights, where school education becomes a site of contestation over democracy? Drawing on a review of all documents produced during international reviews of Taiwan’s implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and interviews with members of high-school student governments, in this article, we demonstrate how local educational systems negotiate to meet international child rights standards. We further argue that experiences of being involved in student governments and human rights review processes empower the students, informing them of a future where they feel relevant and responsible in networking and decision-making. Keywords: civil and political rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; education reform; right to education; school government; Taiwan.

Political Bias on Campus: Experimental Evidence

Does political ideology affect how students judge situations? Although students who are liberal or conservative might both show political bias, they differ in their views of how the world works. This experiment conducted with 739 students manipulates ideology in a scenario about a student government regulating a biased student newspaper. Results showed symmetry in some but not all items, suggesting that bias may have different causal mechanisms depending on ideology.

Two student governments, one university: Transformative advising for student (re)engagement as Covid-19 persists

This piece is presented from ongoing empirical research exploring barriers to student (re)engagement at a Midwestern university as COVID-19 persists. While college student personnel have worked to restore student life as campus operations have transitioned back in-person, college student engagement has struggled at many institutions across the United States. Taking a qualitative, phenomenological approach–with transformative leadership as a theoretical framework–this study revealed virtual exhaustion, student voice exclusion, and competing priorities as barriers to re-engaging with campus activities. This piece concludes with transformative advising as a possible approach for college student personnel to address these barriers alongside students.

Exploring Democracy Beyond the State: Students’ Union Democracy in Chilean Colleges

Political scientists have studied state democracy for decades using sophisticated methods for conceptualization and measurement to evaluate the explanatory power of various theories. They have paid little attention, however, to democracy in nonstate political systems. This paper fills this gap by characterizing democracy in college student government and investigating the factors affecting the levels of students’ union democracy (SUD) in Chilean colleges. Utilizing concepts from political science and sociology, the study identifies different dimensions of SUD with data from 162 campuses in 2018. The dimensions are aggregated to build an index of democracy for students’ unions. Although the majority of Chilean university students attended colleges with democratic unions, our findings reveal a deficit in democratic student representation in most institutions. The article also draws from the comparative politics, trade union democracy, and higher education literatures to explore the factors that vary by institution that could explain differences in levels of SUD. Ordered logistic regression analyses suggest that SUD is associated with institutional quality, membership in inter-university organizations, and student body size and socioeconomic makeup. The results increase our understanding of the features, status, and correlates of democracy beyond the state.

Support for students with special educational needs in the Slovenian education system

The article outlines how support is provided to students with special educational needs in the Slovenian education system. The principles of the adopted forms of assistance and the five tiers of the intervention model are discussed: 1. Support from teachers in the classroom, including lesson-related activities and other forms (additional teacher assistance), 2. Additional support from the school self-government, 3. Individual and group additional support, 4. Support from external institutions, 5. The process of issuing opinions regarding programs for students with special educational needs and individualized programs. The first tier involves additional teacher support, aimed at adapting the teaching process to the individual needs of students. The second tier consists of additional initiatives and measures within the student government. The third tier encompasses an individualized approach, taking into account the unique requirements of each student. The fourth tier provides support from external institutions specializing in assistance for students with disorders and disabilities. The fifth tier involves the process of issuing decisions and developing an individualized support program. The principles of supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the Slovenian education system are drawn from the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, widely recognized and applied in the USA for over 30 years. Currently, many teachers, researchers, and other specialists are examining its utility. The text includes an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the adopted support model and several conclusions relevant to the Polish context of education for students with special educational needs.

Supreme Student Government (SSG) and Class Officers: The Role of Emotions in Decision-Making and Leadership in Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College

Supreme Student Government (SSG) and Class Officers: The Role of Emotions in Decision-Making and Leadership in Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College

Examination of Awareness among University Students in Compliance with Loan Application Requirements in the Northern Zone of Tanzania

This study examined awareness among university students in compliance with loan application requirements in the Northern zone of Tanzania. The study was guided by the human capital theory by Gary Backer (1964). The study employed a convergent design under a mixed-methods research approach. The target population of the study was 11 universities, 3000 Second year undergraduate university students, 5 HESLB Personnel, 11 loan Officers represented HESLB at each university used in the study, and 11 Ministers of finance from the students' government from selected universities in the Northern Zone of Tanzania. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques were employed to obtain a sample of 300 second-year undergraduate students, 4 universities/colleges, 4 Ministers of Finances from the Student Government, and 3 loan officers who represent the HESLB in each University used in the study. The study engaged questionnaires, a document analysis guide, and an interview guide to collect data for the study. Content and face validity were ensured by MWECAU research experts. The reliability of questionnaires for Likert-type items was estimated using Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient, whereby r= 0.757 from students, whereas qualitative data were established through peer debriefing and triangulation. Descriptive statistics with the aid of the (SPSS) version 22 was used to analyze quantitative data and qualitative data were analyzed thematically by transcribing the information, coding, and themes supported with direct quotations. The study found that the criteria employed by HESLB had been achieved to a low extent in informing students about loan application requirements. The study concludes that the majority of university students had limited awareness of loan application requirements, possessing knowledge only about a few specific aspects of loan application requirements. The study recommended that HESLB should conduct a comprehensive review of the loan eligibility criteria to address diverse concerns among university students.

Drug Abuse Among Teenagers and How to Overcome it at SMK 3 Sukabumi City

The drug problem in Indonesia remains urgent and complex. Over the last decade, this problem has become widespread. This is evidenced by a significant increase in the number of addicts or drug addicts and an increase in the disclosure of drug-related criminal cases. The patterns are getting more diverse and the syndicate network is getting bigger. Indonesian society, even the global community, is currently in a very alarming situation due to the widespread and widespread use of various types of illegal drugs. This concern is exacerbated by the illicit trafficking of drugs that has spread to all levels of society, including the younger generation. This will have a major impact on the country and the nation's life in the future. The behavior of some teenagers who seem to ignore the values, norms and laws that regulate people's lives is one of the causes of the widespread use of drugs among the younger generation. Therefore, it is necessary to use qualitative research methodologies with observational surveys and direct interviews with school principals using data primary. With rare steps that are required together with the local government for high school students, especially SMK 3 SUKABUMI CITY, where the purpose of this community service is to minimize drug abuse among teenagers and further provide socialization of drug abuse among teenagers and how to overcome it for SMK 2 Sukabumi in motivating students not to abuse drugs. The next plan was to provide socialization to the students of SMK 3 SUKABUMI CITY, the second plan was carried out together with the SIP 51 Serdiks and the National Police Education and Training Center.

Leading Change from Within: Student-Led Reforms to Advance Anti-Racism within Medical Education.

Racism, physician biases against Indigenous, Black, and racialized people, and the resultant poor health outcomes have been the subject of many institutional position statements and calls to action. Across Canada, undergraduate medical education programs have recognized the importance of addressing racism, but material changes to curriculum and learning environments to incorporate anti-racist lenses have yet to be actualized. To bridge a gap seen within the curriculum, the authors of this manuscript led the co-development, organization, and implementation of a student-led anti-racism initiative at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine. The initiative consisted of a class-wide anti-racism training session and a strategic review of student governance policies, including elections and decision-making processes through an anti-racist lens to advance equity within student learning environments. Anti-racism praxis was embedded within the co-creation of the anti-racism training by incorporating cultural safety and ethical engagement principles along with paid consultations with racialized students and faculty to identify pertinent topics and inform training priorities. Through this initiative, the authors offer an approach for the larger medical community to consider in their own local efforts to advance anti-racism advocacy and curricular change. This initiative highlighted the unique role of students in disrupting the status quo and modeling an anti-racist lens in their actions and self-governance.