What’s Wrong with Student Governments.. (Glass, 1975)
Lack of support from students; student apathy is present across campuses, If students are to view student government or any student organization as an effective and meaningful arena for participation, then it has to be so.
Bureaucratization, elitism, and under representation; the often complex bureaucracy which often times parallel administration/federal government is one which students do not understand and acts as a barrier to participation. Many organizations have an undemocratic representational structure which do not guarantee the representation of all students in a proportional manner (example – at large elections).
Time, attention, energy and resources are devoted to peripheral issues,
Lack of support from students; student apathy is present across campuses, If students are to view student government or any student organization as an effective and meaningful arena for participation, then it has to be so.
Bureaucratization, elitism, and under representation; the often complex bureaucracy which often times parallel administration/federal government is one which students do not understand and acts as a barrier to participation. Many organizations have an undemocratic representational structure which do not guarantee the representation of all students in a proportional manner (example – at large elections).
Time, attention, energy and resources are devoted to peripheral issues,