If the knowledge elites of the university community recognize their elite status, means for dealing with the demands of the counter-elites, the minorities, that are asking for a place in the university will be found. (JH)

This paper advances a relational approach to interpersonal power or social control. Drawing from the work of the Palo Alto group and further elaborations on this work made by S. R. Strong and C. D. Claiborn (1982), the paper outlines the coactive features of interpersonal control and stresses the relevance of these insights for the teaching of…

Researchers investigating marital egalitarianism have defined that concept in diverse ways, examining such factors as marital power, equal role sharing, and status and resource factors. Data from a series of 12 workshops held between 1982 and 1985 were used to develop an alternate means of conceptualizing an egalitarian partnership between spouses…

This extensive bibliography of books, ERIC documents, and journal articles is intended for use by researchers at the postsecondary level and beyond. Standard bibliographic data (author, date, title, place, and publisher) are included under various headings except in the case of ERIC documents, for which author, title, and "ED" number are given.…

Although professionalism has been an important concept to American journalists for over a century, no consensus exists regarding what concepts like profession, professionalism, and professionalization mean. Three basic traditions have dominated the sociological literature on professionalism: (1) the phenomenological approach, which advocates…

Information concerning a theory about allocation of resources among units at colleges is presented. This information, which is primarily in tabular and graphical form, is based on a report of the special conference topic panel entitled "Clues for Leaders of Universities from Environmental Studies: Applying Theory and Research to…

This paper compares the Hersey-Natemeyer "Power Perception Profile" with the "Richardson Power Profile (RPP)," both of which are measures of a leader's reliance on power bases to affect followers within organizations. Two previously conducted factor analyses of the normative measure--the RPP--indicate that there are fewer than…

Professionalization has been a recurring theme among educators since the nineteenth century. This paper explores the historical origins and development of the concept and processes of professionalization, both in general and applied to the occupation of teaching. The author argues that professionalization, viewed in its historical and cultural…

The pattern of Chicano political representation in the territorial and state legislatures of California, Colorado, and New Mexico was examined. (NQ)

The validity of an instrument which purports to measure followers' perceptions of a leader's power base usages, the Richardson Power Profile (RPP), was investigated. Also compared were the perceptions of power base usage derived by concurrently administering two instruments, the RPP and the Power Perception Profile--Perception of Other. Teachers…

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT CONFLICT, CONTROL, AND BARGAINING ARE PRIMARY ELEMENTS FOR RELEVANT THEORY AND RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE TEACHER NEGOTIATION. COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY BY TEACHERS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THEIR INCREASED PROFESSIONALIZATION AND IS REGARDED AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE GENERATED BY AN EMERGING MANAGERIAL-PROFESSIONAL-BUREAUCRATIC…