Magister Educationis - MEd / This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in politics. Existing literature does not provide any conclusive explanation as to how and to what extent higher education contributes to democracy. Mattes and Mughogho (2010) argue that the contribution of higher education to support for democracy in Africa is limited while other scholars such as Bloom et al. (2006), Hillygus (2005), and Evans and Rose (2007a, 2007b) maintain that higher education impacts positively on support for democracy. The study follows the conceptualisation and methodology of previous studies based on the Afrobarometer public opinion surveys into the political attitudes of African mass publics (Bratton, Mattes and Gyimah-Boadi, 2005; Mattes and Bratton, 2003; 2007), and of students in African universities (Luescher-Mamashela et al., 2011; Mwollo-Ntalimma, 2011). The survey uses a stratified random sample of third-year undergraduate students at the University of Botswana. Furthermore, it isolates the subgroup of student leaders to investigate whether active participation in student politics influences support for democracy

This is a phenomenological study exploring leadership identity development of Chinese generation Z student leaders by referring to Leadership Identity Development (LID) theory. There are two research questions. First, in what ways, if any, is the development of Chinese Generation Z student leader’s leadership identity similar to the Leadership Identity Development (LID) by Komives et al. (2005)? Second, in what ways, if any, is the development of Chinese Generation Z student leader’s leadership identity different from Leadership Identity Development (LID) by Komives et al. The research adopts purposeful sampling and 10 participants were interviewed. Based on the analysis of the interview data, five major themes emerged; five similarities and six differences were found. Five major themes include beliefs and values, influential people, experiences, leadership identity development, changing views. Five similarities are as follows: 1. There are three similar influential factors existing in college student leaders’ development of leadership identity, including people (adults, peers) and experiences (involvement of leadership experiences). 2. There are similar ways for students to build self-confidence, through others, oneself, and involvement in activities. 3. The process that students develop their views and perceptions of organizations is basically the same. 4. There is similar change of understanding of leadership, from positional to non-positional. 5. Chinese college student leaders agree with the six LID stages developed by Komives and her colleagues in American context. Six differences include 1. In developmental influences, school counselors have tremendous influence over Chinese students’ leadership development. 2. Chinese student leaders admit that peer influence has both positive side and negative side. 3. This study didn’t find any race or gender identities problem from Chinese student leaders during their leadership experiences. 4. Academic success is a critical factor for Chinese students to build self-confidence and to obtain leadership roles. 5. Chinese student leaders’ interaction with group members is different from that of American students. 6. Chinese students believe that leadership develops fast under great pressure and difficulties.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which student leaders participate in the governance of a transforming university. The study explored their participation in the decision-making of the university, the roles they play and the value they add both to the university and to themselves in the process of their engagement. The ladder of community participation was adopted as a conceptual framework that guided the understanding of how student leaders may contribute in the decision-making of the university and how the process may benefit them as well as the society. The study adopted a qualitative approach which was modelled on a case study in order to explore the experiences of student leaders during their participation in the governance of a transforming university. Ten university student leaders from two different student structures in the Faculty of Education were interviewed. The findings revealed that the student leaders at the ground level participated to some extent with the process allowing them to “hear and be heard” although they lacked power to influence final decision-making. The study further found that student leaders at the faculty/departmental level have access to experiences and information that may improve the quality and accountability of decision-making. Based on the study findings the following recommendations were made, namely, the need for university management to consider the full participation of student leaders from faculties, departments and/or committees because they have the potential to assist with problem solving at the local level in respect of issues that have an immediate impact on students while offering an opportunity for building a sense of community between students and management. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2021. / Education Management and Policy Studies / MEd / Unrestricted

The steady increase of racial and ethnic diversity in public universities has provided student leaders with many challenges. However, little is known about the effects of racial and ethnic diversity on the development of these student leaders. This study aims to evaluate the effects of racial and ethnic diversity in college student organizations on the development of student leaders and the perceived value of such diversity on their development. The sample consists of 833 student leaders from Florida's ten public universities who completed online surveys. The questions asked were designed to evaluate their past and present leadership roles and skills, exposure to ethnic and racial diversity on their campus (specifically in student organizations), and the perceived influence of racial and ethnic diversity on their leadership skills and career preparation. The results of the study show there is a positive relationship between membership in a diverse student organization and the development of leadership skills. The findings also reveal that the leadership skills learned from this exposure are expected to better prepare students for their careers upon graduation.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:13:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tese gil cesar.pdf: 6230483 bytes, checksum: fb3bc3aeb28fc7910ed9ed4737d363cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-24 / This work follows the research method of The State and Educational Policies of the after-graduation program in Education of Federal University of Goiás. It addresses the importance of the participation of the university students in Brazil, from 1960 to 2009. The base is the hypothesis is that The Advent of the Social State , characterized by the constitutional inclusion of the fundamental personal guarantees and rights in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, opened space to mediations that brought new light to the social question and does not denote either repression of social movements, especially the Student Movement and student representative institutions, or the perspective of violent transformation of the society, however it amounts to the negotiation of interests in conflict and to the establishment of commitments. Therefore, we believe the role of the União Nacional dos Estudantes UNE (National Student Union) leaders, evolved or metamorphosed from confront to commitment, producing a policy of submission to the State in Brazil from 1960 to 2009. The main idea which was developed is that the student movement acts as one of the most important elements or resistance against the totalitarianism in the period of the military dictatorship, evolving in the democratization period, into a posture of collaboration with the denominated democratic governments. The methodology utilized in order to demonstrate our hypothesis is based on the analysis of declarations issued by the principal university leadership and authorities from 1960 to 2009, focusing the historical reconstruction anchored on the aforementioned people s reports, as opposed to the existing sociological literature and the examination of papers which have been assembled by the student unions. The interpretation built by the historical subjects were contrasted with their political practices, illustrating the pendulum in the student action, which vary from dissent to submission to the State in the period previously mentioned, causing the desmobilization of the student unions / Este trabalho vincula-se à linha de pesquisa Estado e Políticas Educacionais , do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Goiás e analisa o significado da participação dos estudantes universitários no Brasil, no período de 1960 a 2009. Parte-se da hipótese de que o advento do Estado Social, que é caracterizado pela constitucionalização dos direitos e garantias fundamentais da pessoa, no século XIX e sua continuidade do século XX, abriu espaço para mediações, que deram novo sentido à questão social, que não passa, na contemporaneidade, pela repressão aos movimentos sociais, especialmente ao Movimento Estudantil e às entidades representativas dos estudantes, nem pela perspectiva de transformação violenta da sociedade, mas pela negociação dos interesses em conflito e pelo estabelecimento de compromissos. Nesse sentido, entende-se que a atuação dos dirigentes da União Nacional dos Estudantes UNE evoluiu ou metamorfoseou-se do confronto para a negociação, construindo uma política de submissão ao Estado no Brasil, tendo como recorte cronológico o período de 1960 a 2009. A idéia central é a de que a UNE atuou durante o período da ditadura militar como um dos principais elementos de resistência ao autoritarismo, criando, no entanto, no período de redemocratização uma postura de colaboração com os governos denominados democráticos. A metodologia utilizada para demonstrar esta hipótese foi a análise dos depoimentos das principais lideranças e autoridades universitárias no período de 1960 a 2009, tendo como foco a reconstituição histórica apoiada nos discursos dessas pessoas, confrontados entre si, com a literatura sociológica existente e a análise de documentos produzidos pelas entidades estudantis. As imagens construídas pelos sujeitos históricos foram cotejadas com as suas práticas políticas, evidenciando o pêndulo na atuação estudantil que vai do inconformismo à submissão ao Estado no período acima mencionado, resultando na desmobilização das entidades estudantis

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is imperative for the South African education system to produce youth who are empowered to grow to be leaders of integrity and courage. Student leaders (prefects) face an enormous challenge in trying to persuade peers to be motivated and self-disciplined. The student leaders need to understand themselves as well as their peers in order to make considered responses to their peers. The level of emotional intelligence of student leaders will determine the effectiveness of their response to fellow students (learners) and allow them to fulfil their leadership responsibilities effectively. Emotional intelligence leadership (EIL) profiles were obtained from an emotional intelligence leadership questionnaire, followed by semi-structured interviews which explored the role of emotional intelligence in student leadership. These research techniques allowed the researcher to gain insight into each student leader’s level of emotional functioning as well as to identify emotional intelligence leadership skills that needed to be developed further. The importance of providing training and opportunities to practise leadership skills at school was emphasized. / Teacher Education / M. Ed. (Educational Management)

is imperative for the South African education system to produce youth who are empowered to grow to be leaders of integrity and courage. Student leaders (prefects) face an enormous challenge in trying to persuade peers to be motivated and self-disciplined. The student leaders need to understand themselves as well as their peers in order to make considered responses to their peers. The level of emotional intelligence of student leaders will determine the effectiveness of their response to fellow students (learners) and allow them to fulfil their leadership responsibilities effectively. Emotional intelligence leadership (EIL) profiles were obtained from an emotional intelligence leadership questionnaire, followed by semi-structured interviews which explored the role of emotional intelligence in student leadership. These research techniques allowed the researcher to gain insight into each student leader’s level of emotional functioning as well as to identify emotional intelligence leadership skills that needed to be developed further. The importance of providing training and opportunities to practise leadership skills at school was emphasized. / Teacher Education / M. Ed. (Educational Management)

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