An argument is developed that suggests the authority of a work of literature lies in its transcendent themes having the power of illumination through the development of an increased understanding of one's own life and the lives of others. (Author/MLF)

In an attempt to dispell the belief that the Iroquois were all powerful at the time of the European invasion of America, this article details the valor of the Lenni Lenape and describes tribal circumstances contributing to the Iroquois power base. (JC)

This paper provides an analysis of the concept of authority applied to education. (MM)

The issue of accountability is examined in the context of typically American attitudes toward pragmatism and quantification and power and authority. (RW)

Reports on a study of news discourse in Hong Kong. The study argues that, across the world of news discourse, in English as well as other languages, there is a very high level of diversity and interdiscursivity of practice. (19 references) (Author/CK)

Effective workshops must pay attention to power relationships that do not disappear in the workshop setting. The myth of the generic teacher and learner and the phenomena of gender, race, ethnicity, and class must be accounted for. (SK)

Examines the effects of power structures in negotiations using a simulation of the historic Lausanne Peace Talks. Compares the two power configurations represented in the talks to a third bilateral configuration. Discusses the impact of the manipulated conditions on perceptions and outcome measures, aspects of the negotiating process, perceptions…

Analyzes higher education among the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel. Traces the main trends since the establishment of the state of Israel and examines the principal factors that have retarded the access of Arabs to higher education. Explores the relationship between higher education and cultural dominance and the prospects for…

Offers guidelines for white people on listening to people of color speak about their experiences of race. Asserts that: (1) today's society is situated within troubled forms of power, and it is in that context that most stories of race are spoken, and (2) today's society is laced with dehumanizing notions of pathology, and it is in that context…

Confirmatory factor analysis results for the measures of interpersonal power developed by T. R. Hinkin and C. A. Schriesheim (1989) are reported. A five-factor oblique model provided the best fit to the data in independent samples of 480 and 241 adults. Factor pattern coefficients are discussed. (SLD)

Drawing from psychologist Eric Fromm's work, this article confronts the relationship between individualism on one hand, and the ability for individuals to think collectively and transform social structures on the other. States that in this context, atomization becomes a dimension of both fascism and capitalism, one that positions freedom as the…

Locates the success or failure of language revitalization programs in a framework of solidarity and power. Focuses on the implementation of the language revitalization program within language-in-education planning. (Author/VWL)

An inductive content analysis approach was used to examine 155 dress-related newspaper articles following the Columbine High School shootings in 1999. Analysis revealed two dress-related responses: (1) other-imposed regulation to protect students and deter them from expressing hatred and (2) self-designed acts of resistance for grieving. (Contains…

Understanding facilitative aspects of power is necessary for analyzing processes and outcomes in today's schools. Facilitative, interactive power has become commonplace when no single individual or role commands decision-making control without dependence on expert knowledge and collegial cooperation. Examples include individualized educational…

Developed and tested normative-resource model of parent-adolescent power dynamics in stepfamilies using White, middle-class, suburban family sample (N=87). Identified patterns of power relationships for both major and everyday decisions and normative or resource variables associated with either greater parental or greater adolescent power. Results…