January 2006
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Summary of findings
4. How students in Scottish colleges are represented
5. How students contribute to improving the quality of their experience in college
5.1 Representation on boards of management
5.2 Cross-college committee membership
5.3 Programme committees
5.4 Other channels for representation
5.5 Communications and support
5.6 Student contribution to HMIE reviews since October 2004
6. Methods used to collect and analyse information about students’ perceptions of their experience in college
6.1 Questionnaires
6.2 Focus groups and other consultations
7. Students’ contributions to college self-evaluation and decision-making processes.
7.1 Self-evaluation arrangements
7.2 Evaluation of learning and teaching
7.3 Decision making
8. The overall impact of student contributions on the quality of their experience.
9. Progress since 2002
10. Recommendations for improvement
Appendix 1 Colleges visited and consulted
Appendix 2 Bibliography
Appendix 3 Glossary