Ethical conflicts between an internal evaluator's social reform, and an organization's survival motivation are discussed. The evaluator might encounter pressure to downplay negative, and emphasize positive, findings; reinforcement for nonthreatening, routine evaluation activities; greater interest in making the evaluation unit visible than in…

Significant changes in an organization will not be accomplished without the strong and active leadership of a powerful executive. How serious can attempts at educational reform be, if they overlook the educational leader in achieving change. Characteristics of a leader are highlighted, and an action plan is presented. (MT)

Discusses the unwritten codes of behavior that educators seem to follow in their interactions with five categories of others: (1) students, (2) colleagues, (3) institution, (4) profession, and (5) institution as it relates to the faculty/student grouping. (CH)

A strong conservative current underlies much of what is currently said about authority in schooling. Educational authority should be rooted in the ideal of democratic social transformation, a function it cannot have when conceived of more narrowly in terms of institutional heirarchy and stability. (CB)

The reform of legal education in Ontario during the late 19th century is described. By making classroom instruction available to prospective lawyers, the Law Society of Upper Canada maintained the profession's autonomous control over all aspects of legal education and admission to practice. (MT)

This article examines the plight of teacher educators and their lack of control over their profession. Discussed are by whom and how teacher educators are denied control. Six steps to provide recognition and involvement appropriate to a true profession of teacher educators are advocated. (MT)

Recounts experiences and observations of an elementary school teacher turned principal who is committed to the idea of teachers participating in decision making. Describes the author's effort to adjust her perspective while making the transition from teacher to principal without losing sight of a teacher's special needs. (KH)

In this critique of Barris' article (CE 514 182) the authors find her conclusions undermined by Mannheim's Paradox--that a researcher's analysis is contaminated by his/her own ideological commitment. They suggest further clarification of the existence of ideological conflict in occupational therapy. (SK)

Social, economic, and political trends are undermining claims to autonomy and monopoly by previously well-entrenched groups such as the legal profession in America. These trends include changes in the knowledge base, shifts in composition patterns, consumerism, and encroachment from allied professions. (Author/SSH)

Studied the implementation of school-based management in 30 of the poorest school districts in New Jersey (the Abbott districts). Findings show that genuine autonomy has been usurped by increased state power and authority, and that state elites allow little opportunity for capacity building at the district level. The level of democratization has…

A literature review and study of a baccalaureate health care education program examined approaches to shared learning. The study recommended that the value of multidisciplinary collaboration be extended to all stakeholders, including consumers, administrators, and policymakers. (SK)

Studied the public space of Croatian higher education through a critical analysis of the discourse of a Croatian faculty revealed through the minutes of two faculty council meetings. Both meetings' minutes provide evidence of discourse strategies of deception used by faculty power holders to create an illusion of consent. Also explores…

Basal texts are unheard of in New Zealand. Instead, teachers choose resources suiting their students' needs and teaching methods appropriate to a given syllabus. Additionally, reading, talking, and writing are inseparably interrelated, literacy foundations are laid in the early years, reading for meaning is paramount, and diverse instructional…

Argues that issues management is a robust contribution to the public relations discipline. Offers additional rationale for empowering public relations practitioners by involving them in strategic planning, making them responsible for issue scanning and monitoring, integrating their advice into standards of corporate social responsibility, and…

Discusses the responsibilities of intellectuals. Reviews the historical background of the incongruities and tensions of the professional-and-intellectual. Argues that there are ways to expand beyond the contradictory position of professional-and-intellectual. (RS)