Compares alterations in the professional role of the chief educational officer in three countries following lay challenges and political turbulence. Reflects on the causes of the politicization of education and its effects on administrators' behavior and values. Contains 48 references. (SV)

Encourages the use of the mock trial as an activity that instructs students in the methodology of radical advocacy and teaches the mechanisms of power in a democratic society. Defines radical advocacy. Outlines the procedures of a mock trial, discussing fact and witness statements, opening and closing statements, cross-examinations, and courtroom…

Reports a study that examined the relationship among classical authoritarianism, directiveness, and attitudes toward institutional authority among young adolescents in Adelaide, Australia. Concludes that the concept of classical authoritarianism has limited relevance to the social attitudes of children, and that attitude towards authority is not…

In many institutions, increasing numbers of offices are becoming involved in institutional research activity. A theoretical perspective, derived from theories of power, information, and change in organizations, is proposed for better understanding this phenomenon. (Author/MLW)

Notes that effective advocacy for children must build bridges between those who know most about and care most for children, those who are the powerful, and policymakers whose decisions affect the children's lives. Suggests that state-based, statewide child advocacy programs are most efficient and most effective. (ET)

Study of women-only training centers established by the European Social Fund shows how they can be closed communities in which differences of race, class, or sexual preference can be identified as relationships of power, privilege, and inequality. (SK)

Discusses the concept of a mentor and addresses the need for women to develop and use mentor relationships to succeed within the library environment. Topics addressed include myths and female career development; the importance of the informal organization; female socialization and achievement-directed behavior; and how women view power. (19…

Recent study of emergent collaborative bargaining processes in several urban school districts charts typical bumpy progression from wrangling to genuine cooperative problem solving among teachers, administrators, and unions. Rules of power game change when one party makes first move toward open communication and trust building, when teachers and…

Numerous studies have used the power metaphor in the physical science sense to describe power in the organizational sense. This paper views school as an electrical distribution system to illustrate how power operates in schools and offers eight lessons for administrators desiring to effect positive empowerment results in school settings. (26…

Describes aspects of a year-long classroom research project designed to explore ways to teach discussion skills. Points out how teacher authority and gender roles influence classroom interaction. Maintains that analyzing their own discourse, students can learn about the authority they must assume (and its nuances) to participate in classroom…

It is suggested that the search to make sense of dominant political ideologies and of their impact on language and literacy curriculum and teaching practice must be deliberately undertaken by teachers and activists if education is to maintain any control over the literacy agenda. (Contains 27 references.) (LB)

Describes political definitions and forms of power in the modern era. Discusses echoes lingering from the collision between early American linguistics and the late black rebellion against racism. Argues that, despite hopes of attaining democracy through language, there remains little democracy in language. (HB)

Research shows that adolescent girls experience greater stress than boys and are more likely to be depressed and attempt suicide. Most girls suffer a severe decline in self-esteem by age 12. Aware of unequal male-female power relations, girls often adopt a compliant, "perfect-girl" image of feminine behavior. Adult intervention is essential.…

The article critiques the prevailing metaphor of classroom management, depicting three perspectives on classroom relationships that offer differing aims (obedience, responsibility, and solidarity). A discussion of how to perceive classrooms and schools as sites of negotiation between teachers and students is included. (SM)

Describes the evolution of feminist critical theory from a study of individuals' roles to the study of the interplay between gender relations and the institutional contexts within which they take shape. Surveys the writing of feminist theorists covering institutions, decision-making processes, cultural symbols, and everyday practices. (DK)