Participation in decision-making in school: opportunities and students' attitudes in Austria and Slovenia
by Monika Mithans; Milena Ivanuš Grmek; Branka Čagran; Matjaž Mulej
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 11, No. 4, 2017

Abstract: The paper reports on the student inclusion in the school life management. The study comprised pupils aged 10-11, 13-14 and 16-17. 322 students attend school in Austria, and 458 students in Slovenia. The right to participation is among the four main principles exposed in the UNICEF's Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). However, a study that aimed to identify areas of school life where students already have the opportunity to participate in decision-making and areas of school life management/governance where they want more participation showed that pupils are still insufficiently aware of their right to participation in school. The results also indicate that, in spite of its proven advantages, legal basis and repeated demands for implementation of pupils' participation in the school are yet to become common practice.

Online publication date: Mon, 02-Oct-2017

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