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Student Voice and Adult Manipulation: Youth Navigating Adult Agendas

Author: Carlos P. Hipolito-Delgado

Published in: The Urban Review | Issue 1/2024

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Student voice can be a powerful tool in urban schools. Student voice programs engage students in the educational policies and practices that impact their lives and provides educators a glimpse into the experiences and needs of students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds. However, successful student voice programs rely upon adult partnership and too often educators and administrators act in ways that stifle the voice of youth. In this article I employed narrative inquiry to examine the experiences of a group of students of color in an urban school district as they advocated for student voice in school safety policies in their district. As these young people attempted to work with school leaders, district administrators and school board members, they encountered manipulation, threats, and tokenism. This article highlights the importance of youth learning to navigate adult agendas, the strategies educational leaders use to silence student voice, and the importance of supportive adult relationships in promoting student voice.

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Title: Student Voice and Adult Manipulation: Youth Navigating Adult Agendas
Author: Carlos P. Hipolito-Delgado
Publication date: 31-10-2023
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The Urban Review / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-023-00681-6

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