Student Voice: Reviewing Two Decades of the Literature to Guide the Next 20 Years.

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Title:	Student Voice: Reviewing Two Decades of the Literature to Guide the Next 20 Years.
Authors:	Ashton-Hay, Sally¹
Source:	Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice. 2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p.
Subject Terms:	Student publications, Students, Group work in education, Student engagement, Praxis (Process), Thematic analysis
Abstract:	Attention to students and their education experiences has become increasingly important in the 21st century. Student experience--particularly active and agentic practices captured in terms like 'student voice' and 'partnership'--was an obvious choice in response to Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (JUTLP) editors' commissioned series of literature reviews analysing 20 years of the journal's publications. A hybrid method for the systematic review was guided by the question: What does the last 20 years of student voice publications tell us about the past and future? A student voice and partnership framework adapted from Fielding (2004, 2012) was developed to provide theoretical guidance for the review. In total, 92 publications were identified and described quantitatively (year, country, research design, etc) and qualitatively using reflexive thematic analysis. Overall, the findings show increased publications over time that document active student involvement in developing, shaping, designing, evaluating, or researching alongside staff. The upward trend of partnership is a marked change from early JUTLP publications that studied students as objects of research and sources of data with passive roles in education practices and student life activities. The trend is toward students as active, agentic participants, partners and leaders in shaping and influencing their education experiences. Moving into the next 20 years, the JUTLP community is urged to engage with students as co-authors, co-researchers, and codesigners to report on educational praxis with staff and to open up new avenues for students contributing to knowledge and the mission of JUTLP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Attention to students and their education experiences has become increasingly important in the 21st century. Student experience--particularly active and agentic practices captured in terms like 'student voice' and 'partnership'--was an obvious choice in response to Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (JUTLP) editors' commissioned series of literature reviews analysing 20 years of the journal's publications. A hybrid method for the systematic review was guided by the question: What does the last 20 years of student voice publications tell us about the past and future? A student voice and partnership framework adapted from Fielding (2004, 2012) was developed to provide theoretical guidance for the review. In total, 92 publications were identified and described quantitatively (year, country, research design, etc) and qualitatively using reflexive thematic analysis. Overall, the findings show increased publications over time that document active student involvement in developing, shaping, designing, evaluating, or researching alongside staff. The upward trend of partnership is a marked change from early JUTLP publications that studied students as objects of research and sources of data with passive roles in education practices and student life activities. The trend is toward students as active, agentic participants, partners and leaders in shaping and influencing their education experiences. Moving into the next 20 years, the JUTLP community is urged to engage with students as co-authors, co-researchers, and codesigners to report on educational praxis with staff and to open up new avenues for students contributing to knowledge and the mission of JUTLP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	14499789
DOI:	10.53761/w9tde483