Impacts of Meaningful Student Involvement

When considering infusing Meaningful Student Involvement into school change, many educators want to know what exactly is going to happen. The following chart shows the major areas that MSI impacts. Send me an email if you’d like to see the research supporting each of these outcomes.

Type of Action	Major Areas that Meaningful Student Involvement Impacts
	Program	Administration	Climate
Student  as researchers	Examine interest in subject, engagement in class, efficacy of methodology	Analyze student involvement, policies engaging partners, Activities of improvement activities	Compare perceptions of student voice, effects of training, attitudes towards achievement
Students as planners	Design program, learning projects, classroom layout, personal learning goals	Develop new policy recommendations, staff monitoring plan, school improvement process	Create classroom behavior standards, student/teacher partnership activities
Students as  teachers	Use student/adult teaching teams, student-centered methods, multiple intelligences	Provide professional development re: student voice, student-led training for teachers	Model student-driven learning throughout education, student voice in all school activities
Students as evaluators	Assess self, peers, teachers, curricula, classes	Critically explore policies and Activities absent of student voice	Contrast student/teacher relationships, respect throughout school
Students as  decision-makers	Engage in classroom management, resource allocation, and consensus	Develop positions on all committees, reception mechanisms for adult leaders, committees for students only	Authorize students to mediate, create spaces for student interactions, facilitate student forums
Students as  advocates	Embrace student interests and identities in program planning	Encourage broad representation by nontraditional students	Provide “safe spaces” and reception for self- and group-advocacy