Call for Papers : Giving Students a Voice

Educators increasingly recognize the importance of engaging students in their learning and in school life. Giving students a voice means providing them meaningful opportunities to share their ideas, co-create projects, and contribute to decisions that affect them. This can be achieved through student councils, collaborative projects, consultation processes, digital platforms for expression, or pedagogical activities that value their perspectives and initiatives.

But how can we create genuine opportunities for students to be heard and taken seriously? How can we ensure their participation is authentic—not symbolic—and that it has a real impact on their school experience and community?

The Spring 2026 issue of Engaged Learning (vol. 5, issue 3) will highlight strategies, testimonials, and reflections on the importance of student voice in education. From classroom practices to whole-school initiatives, and from community partnerships to digital projects, we’ll explore how students can be active, engaged participants in shaping their own learning and environment.

Key Questions to Explore:

• What initiatives are you leading to give students a real say in decisions that affect them?
• How do you elevate student voices in the classroom, across the school, or in the community?
• What tools (digital or otherwise) help students express themselves and ensure their ideas are considered?
• How do you avoid symbolic participation and instead create authentic, impactful engagement?
• What tangible results have you observed when student voice is integrated into your teaching and school culture?

Submission deadline: December 20, 2025
Publication date: April 1, 2026

Send your text to: info@engaged-learning.com

Other Important Considerations

• Expected Length: Approximately 400 words per magazine page, with a maximum of 3 pages per article (regardless of the number of authors).
• Tone: Use an impersonal tone (avoid using “we” or “I”).
• Editorial focus: highlight constructive solutions or share inspiring projects and best practices from your context
• Articles must be free of spelling and grammar errors and must be signed by the author
• Keep in mind that most Engaged Learning readers are in Canada—be sure to provide sufficient context if needed
• Please note: no monetary compensation is offered for submissions