These key features overlap, criss-cross, and reoccur in discussions about postmodernism: plurality of perspectives, antiessentialism, antifoundationalism, antiscientism, and end of metaphysics and ideology. Other characterizations focus on the discrediting of modernism's grand narrative, the positivist assumption that objectivity is the only…

Noting that current use of the disciplinary technique of timeout is often punitive, counterproductive, and damaging to children, this book presents suggestions to parents and teachers for making timeout a positive, motivating experience. Timeout, when used in combination with other techniques, can empower children to learn self control and self…

This paper examines the subversion of teacher authority in children's literature. It notes that picture books present various forms of "subversion" of teacher authority that range from the overt to the implicit. Examples from children's books that were presented to elementary education majors in a children's literature class are presented. The…

This paper presents an outline of teacher empowerment issues. Section 1, "Definitions of Terms and Concepts Related to Teacher Empowerment," focuses on "Teacher Empowerment,""Dimensions of Empowerment,""Three Views of Empowerment,""Issues Related to Empowerment,""Terms Frequently Used in the…

This paper draws on psychological research and clinical practice to outline the social and familial context of injustice in Chicano families. The forces that promote social injustice create imbalances of power within the family wherein strategies of disconnection and oppression replace familial cultural ideals, resulting in domestic violence and…

This study examined the impact of institutional culture on the change process within colleges and universities. It used an ethnographic approach and two tiered cultural frameworks to investigate comprehensive change at six institutions. The conceptual frameworks of culture used were Berquist's theory of institutional archetypes of culture and…

This study develops a framework for transformational change in institutions of higher education that is both theoretically and empirically grounded and is context based. It reports on six ethnographic case studies of six institutions over a four year period. The six institutions in the study and their change initiatives included one research…

On August 22, 2005, the Governor issued an executive order requiring that "65 percent of school district funds be expended for instructional purposes as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics." A similar mandate had appeared in versions of HB 2, the school finance bills debated during the special sessions. This paper…

Outlines the content and procedures of a junior college course dealing with the theme of external power/internal authority. (TO)

Author reviews the thinking of Kenneth D. Benne's book, A Conception of Authority'', which focused on the analysis of the authority relationship throughout society. (RK)

Describes the financial situation commonly faced by inner city school systems; interprets the racial, economic, and political dimensions of policy making for the public schools; and discusses alternatives which offer some prospects for providing an adequate financial base for inner city school systems. (Author/JM)

This future-oriented position paper provides a wide-ranging discussion of nine crucial issues identified by Phi Delta Kappa chapters and some guideposts for educators who must deal with these issues in coming decades. (Author/JH)

The revision of the standard accounts of the development of education in this country casts grave doubts on the benign motives of our educational leaders and reformers. This article is an example of such revisions. (Editor)

Explores the impact of the Central Office Staff (COS) on educational decisionmaking in a medium-sized city from an insider's'' perspective and sets forth several testable hypotheses. (Author)

In a variety of unnoticed ways, the hidden curriculum pervades teacher/student relationships and frustrates the goal of humanistic education. (Author)