Observations were conducted in three county councils to find out whether the government's ambition to develop Learning Disability Partnership Boards (as expressed in the White Paper "Valuing people") are being realized. All the partnerships practiced various inclusive activities in order to involve people with learning disabilities in…

In this article, I narrate a self-reflexive inquiry on the process of becoming an Asian/Korean immigrant woman of color in the US. The purpose is to provide a particular insight and identity site to address the urgent need to examine ways in which the increasing number of postcolonial immigrants of color and US racial minorities engage with each…

Progressive lifelong transformative education has recognized the impact of social inequalities on learning. Some scholars applying feminist knowledge have acknowledged that violence against women (VAW) also affects learning. Yet, in this recognition there is an implicit assumption that learning is itself positive and peaceful, and impacted…

Research on the relationship between gender and social influence style suggests that there are both perceived and self-reported differences in the power strategies used by men and women. To thoroughly explore perceived gender differences in power strategy use, modes of influence that have been theoretically derived from, and systematically linked…

This paper considers the case of violence between siblings in the family, and describes findings based on a U.S. national sample that show the relatively frequent use of violence by weaker siblings against more powerful siblings. Analysis and theoretical discussion shows that even though strong actors have greater means for using violence, and…

A discussion of why educators are in control of educational television in Hong Kong. (HB)

The nature and structure of academic power in American higher education is described and compared with the British and Continental modes of academic organization. Structured power is described as providing influence to certain groups, systematically backing certain values and viewpoints at the same time subordinating others, and determining…

This paper examines the response of faculty members to the October 18, 1967, Dow demonstration at the University of Wisconsin, and the way in which faculty members dealt with the incident provoked from within their own ranks. Discussed are: (1) the rationale and method of the study; (2) the University and its setting; (3) the incident; (4) the…

This document contains 3 articles. The first: "Governance in Higher Education: Conflict in the Seventies," by Kenneth P. Mortimer, reviews the realignments of authority now underway, including (1) the challenges to traditional authority relationships from external sources, such as governmental intervention, judicial rulings, statewide coordination…

This study attempts to analyze and compare the structure of influence in two rural communities in southern Ohio with population centers of less than 10,000 inhabitants. (For a study of one of the communities only, see AC 010 451.) The two communities are studied as to reputed influentials, the business and economic subsystem, the civic…

The structure of influence in a community is the ordering and patterning of the interaction within a system based on the element power (influence) and all other elements as they relate to the use of influence within the social system. The structure of influence in a rural community, Riverview (a pseudonym for the town), Ohio, was analyzed, using…

Identifying the powerful and influential members of a department and aligning with them is demonstrated as an effective means of achieving advancement. New faculty members must be prepared to create as well as take advantage of opportunities for advancement. (JMF)