Meaningful Student Involvement is the process of engaging students in every facet of the educational process for the purpose of strengthening their commitment to education, community and democracy. Instead of simply listening to the often contrived collective student voice, Meaningful Student Involvement recognizes the unique knowledge, experience and perspective of each individual student.
Meaningful Student Involvement might include students as education researchers, school planners, classroom teachers, systemic evaluators and students as education decision-makers. Meaningful Student Involvement might also engage students as advocates in the classroom or community, calling for better schools, relevant learning, meaningful relationships, and more.
