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Miles, Jennifer M.; Nadler, Daniel P.; Miller, Michael T. – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
Student government is important to community colleges for a variety of reasons, well beyond simply providing students an opportunity to be involved in charting the direction of the college. Student governments provide opportunities for students to learn about the democratic process, how to represent the interests of others, the responsibility of…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Student Government, Student Leadership, Community Colleges
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Nelson, Ingrid – Afterschool Matters, 2009
Over the next 20 years, experts predict that the number of Latina/o children in the U.S. will double, so that by the year 2025, one in four school children will be Latina/o (White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, 1998). Yet the academic achievement of Latina/os lags far behind that of other ethnic and racial…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Youth Programs, After School Programs, College Preparation
Jacob, Arun – Online Submission, 2006
Community colleges are a democratizing force in post-secondary education, different from but equal to universities. They offer an expedient route to the labour market. This suggests the need for colleges to focus on the development of their students' leadership ability and to implement strategies for evaluating the success of leadership…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, Labor Market, Educational Experience