Student government: A testing ground for transformational leadership principles

Gold, James A.; Quatroche, Thomas J.

doi:10.1002/ss.37119946605

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DOI: 10.1002/ss.37119946605

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Student government: A testing ground for transformational leadership principles

James A. Gold¹,

Thomas J. Quatroche²

Abstract: Student affairs staff will be interested in transformational leadership principles in order to actualize their own leadership potential and to model appropriate leadership characteristics for student government leaders.

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Student Leadership and Student Government

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2022

Research in Educational Administration and Leadership

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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.

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Student Leadership and Student Government

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Research in Educational Administration and Leadership

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Student government: A testing ground for transformational leadership principles

Abstract: Student affairs staff will be interested in transformational leadership principles in order to actualize their own leadership potential and to model appropriate leadership characteristics for student government leaders.

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Student Leadership and Student Government

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