The rate of faculty advancement through steps within ranks were examined in a sample of 40 departments on two campuses of a large state university system. The proportion of departmental faculty moving through steps faster than normal was correlated with the political power of the department on the campus. (Author/MLW)

Qualifies the use of game simulations to test communication-related theories, explicates a mixed-motive game experiment (Creative Alternative) which permits systematic investigation of interpersonal influence processes, and discusses the use of the Creative Alternative game to study the effects of alternative compliance-gaining strategies.…

As Floyd Hunter's study on community organization and leadership shows, social and economic policy and decision-making power are monopolized by a small sector which does not include minority groups. America's attitudes, values, behavior, and educational philosophy must be changed if social equality and cultural pluralism are to become a reality.…

Eighty-four adolescents and their parents were surveyed on the extent to which adolescents attempt to influence their parents' everyday behaviors. Attempted influence correlated positively with adolescent autonomy need and negatively with father's dominance need. Variables of sex, family structure and authority style, and influenced behaviors are…

Understanding of four basic organization management models--the rational model, the mechanistic model, the collegial/organic model, and the political theory/bargaining model--can aid school principals in critically assessing their own administrative styles. (LH)

The history, status, and expectations of women in higher education are chronicled. It is suggested that as their opportunities expand, women in academe may experience a new renaissance of their ability and potential. Among the issues addressed are new career oaths and administrator networks. (LBH)

Argues that the concept of "librarian as teacher" is an organization fiction, and that this fiction is dysfunctional being both harmful and costly. (Author/CWM)

Asserts that power relations in all societies are partially defined by who has access to and knowledge of the component cultures in complex, multi-cultural societies. "As multi-culturalism becomes more pronounced and elaborated, and the field of power becomes greater with increasing social complexity, multi-culturalism becomes an ever more serious…

Asserts that clarity about the concept of culture and about the role of cultural competence in the conduct of social interactions are not the key components in the establishment and continuity of multicultural programs in or in connection with school settings. Rather the central factor is the distribution of power to judge competence. (Author/JM)

Analyzes a case where a group of local steelworkers in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, in conjunction with a small group of Protestant ministers, sought to gain public support for the redress of grievances, and how their subordination by the United Steel Workers' union and the Lutheran Church influenced their rhetorical activities. (SR)

Focuses on the 1992 film "City of Joy" to examine the rhetorical strategies through which "whiteness" is enacted in popular culture. Argues that an understanding of the politics through which non-white groups are culturally marginalized simultaneously requires an examination of the politics through which whites are centered and…

Argues that language provides not only a central identity variable but also constitutes a key means by which people can either gain access to power or be excluded from the right to exercise control over their lives. Argues that, if language is materially and culturally rooted, issues of language rights cannot be addressed outside of social policy.…

Considers the two main discourses about broadcasting in the United Kingdom and their expressions in terms of law and regulatory policy. Shows a shift in emphasis from sustenance of a national culture towards an external internationalization and an internal pluralism. Demonstrates evidence of strong and increasing state intervention in the symbolic…

In examining student searches from a critical theory perspective, one considers who is being searched, who does the searching and by what authority, and how searching reinforces existing power structures. This article addresses these questions and related concepts (discipline, criminal/deviant behavior, punishment, and rehabilitation) by applying…