Student Activities in Today's Schools

What are student activities? Why do schools have student activity groups? What are the benefits for students, schools, and communities? These are some of the questions that Student Activities in Today's Schools addresses. Klesse has reviewed relevant educational research to provide an overview of the essential learning for all youth that is available from participation. What are those benefits and who benefits? Why don't all young people participate? Are there ways to make student activity programs in schools more inclusive? What will these programs look like in 5, 10, and 15 years?

Schools must educate and develop our youth to meet the challenge of participation and survival in a global economy. The skills learned through student activities provide the foundation for adult participation as citizens of our democracy. So, how do we best prepare our young people for the future? Read this book to find out.

Edward James Klesse has worked as a junior high school guidance counselor, college career counselor, director of pupil personnel services/high school counselor, and assistant superintendent of schools. Most of his professional career has been spent working in the Windsor Central School District, Windsor, New York.

In addition, Klesse has been an adjunct lecturer at the State University of New York at Oneonta, teaching graduate courses in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling. For 13 years he was the administrative co-director of the Maine National Leadership Camp, an intensive five day summer leadership training program for high school student, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

Klesse has also served on numerous scholarship and award committees for NASSP and he has regularly been a staff member for the National Association of Student Council's annual conference.