Explores three aspects of management research supervision: range and adequacy of supervisory roles, processes of supervisory intervention, and perceptions of power relationships. Identifies actions for supervisees, supervisors, and organizations in terms of academic and supervisory roles, intervention styles, and power relationships. (SK)

Uses a study of 67 organizations over a 22-year period to examine the likelihood of chief executive and top management dismissal resulting from organizational performance and power distribution in the organization. Examines the role of board composition and organization ownership in influencing amount of chief executive power and explores how…

Examines claims that the bodies of knowledge, standards, and methods of inquiry promulgated by the university are undemocratic, representing a hegemony of Western, middle class, male culture. Argues that this view is based on a social construction view of knowledge and points out problems with this view. (SM)

Explores the hypothesis that network-interaction patterns affect employee perceptions through two conceptually and empirically distinguishable mechanisms: localized social influence based on network proximity and system power based on network centrality. Both advice-network centrality and friendship-network proximity evidenced significant effects,…

In community education theory and practice, there is a large gap between rhetoric and reality and a problem in relating the micro to the macro. Community education praxis for the nineties involves acting appropriately in maintaining a value base and exploring the politics of practice. (SK)

This response to a work, "Researching Language," from a field linguist working with little-to-unknown indigenous languages suggests that the work is welcome and should prove very useful in articulating the debate over power and method in social science research. (VWL)

Some academic administrators have long felt that colleges are too much influenced by specialized accrediting agencies. Under pressure to control costs and improve general education, some are attempting to limit the agencies' authority. Proponents say accreditation is needed and conflict is inherent in the system. (MSE)

"Universal" theories imply that a single group represents everyone. Universality in adult education theories about motivation and adult learning perpetuates racism and sexism and should be challenged through alternative perspectives for knowledge building. (SK)

Questions the death of the author and of authority and, by implication, the theoretical erasure of the authority that constitutes the student writers that teachers face in the classroom everyday. Proposes a dialogic model of authority that infuses authority with an "ethic of care." (HB)

Language tests reflect the complexities and power struggles of society. Critical language testing recognizes this aspect of language testing and broadens the field by engaging it in the sphere of social dialog. Studying, protecting, and guarding language tests is part of the process of providing quality learning and preserving democratic cultures,…

Argues that performative pedagogy depreciates teachers' authority in planning and developing knowledge for learners and that this authority is a constitutive good of teaching practice and thus is constitutive of performance pedagogy. The paper distinguishes between teachers' educative and pedagogical authority, noting the necessity of teachers'…

Believes that by teaching presidential impeachment through an issues-centered approach, students will discover key political values, the ambiguities in legal documents, the clash of power sources, and an appreciation of legal norms. Offers a lesson on teaching presidential impeachment through the use of a student debate. (CMK)

Argues that the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer provides a useful theoretical framework from which to discuss ethical issues in the technical communication classroom. Analyzes a previously published case study to demonstrate how hermeneutics can shed light on the ways that writers can be unconscious of ethical problems in their…

Many principals have recently acquired school resource officers, police officers who are stationed in schools and report to local sheriffs or police chiefs. Working effectively with a resource officer requires that principals and officers understand each other's role and express partnership details in a memorandum of understanding. (MLH)

Identifies strategies for effectively managing child care centers that are part of a larger organization. Advocates thinking at multiple levels to understand the perspective of upper management and staff. Suggests examining the culture of the organization, aligning oneself with strategic goals and objectives, and creating a positive platform for…