Advice is presented for managers who encounter sexual harassment problems. Three recommendations are offered: complainants can be helped to help themselves, such conflicts can be resolved through procedures designed to deal with all kinds of complaints, and the issue of power differences should be confronted. (MLW)

Explores the concepts of freedom and responsibility in the context of First Amendment theory through an examination of the interrelationships between defamation law, access to media, and media credibility. Calls for a reassessment of the importance of defamation law in First Amendment theory. (JMF)

Outlines eight ways in which the management of schools is different from the management of private businesses. (IRT)

A curriculum focus for teaching about the Holocaust in history and social studies classes is offered, centering on two points: racism and obedience to authority. (JMF)

The author critiques those calls for the professionalization of teachers which fail to consider the political realities of school life. In the school bureaucracy, he argues, teachers are in competition with other groups for decision-making power. Therefore, increased teacher autonomy and authority hold potential for conflict. (SJL)

The development of the new technology in the U.S. adds to the notion that history is irrelevant and that futurists have nothing to learn from it. Public school pedagogy plays a strong role in perpetuating the hegemony of the social and economic elite. (JN)

Two perspectives on the sociology of education were identified and related to general sociological perspectives. The theme of constraint and construction was considered in relation to the institution of education and its role in capitalist society. (JN)

The educational system serves to perpetuate the capitalist hegemony. Research on the role of education in maintaining a system of structured social inequality has tended to emphasize the structure of schooling rather than the content. (JN)

Presents the results of a survey of over 600 Texas superintendents concerning their perceptions of the power structures in their communities. (JM)

Nine rules are given for effective state government/academe relations: know the institution; know the state power structure; understand the current situation; maintain rapport with key officials; match institutional representatives with officials; lobby cooperatively with other groups; thank others appropriately; avoid bad-mouthing; and maintain…

After examining how management development and organization theory have developed, the author considers how the two are linked and discusses their place in today's management scenario. Looks at how management development practice has used theories of organizational structure and process, permitting a new form of management appraisal or…

This game focuses on techniques for identifying coalitions or subgroups within larger social systems; and generates a wealth of data that not only serve to dramatize social dynamics, but also can be used to identify the structure of coalitions and the degree to which particular individuals exert interpersonal influence. (Author/CMV)

Examines the effects of gender, age, race, group size, and other characteristics on spatial displacement in the general population. Considers the relative contributions of power, gallantry, and status in the determining of who yields to whom. (JMF)

University faculty must realize that collective bargaining and labor organization are the only techniques they have available to regain control over their educational environment. (LH)

A business executive who is a trustee of a small college describes the world of college management. Three sources of differences between the college and a business are: (1) the absence of profit, (2) the "colleague authority," and (3) the tyranny of entitlements. (MLW)