Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), mystic, writer, theologian, poet, and musician lived the majority of her life in an incredibly cloistered setting. She was often very ill, and had little formal education (even by the standard of the day), yet she composed music, lyrics and poetry. She described (dictated) exquisite visions in language which…

This article examines how particular dynamics of globalization, including pressures to restructure economies for informational labor, shape and are shaped by processes of public schooling and the development of diverse literacies (understood here as the control of certain forms of life). More specifically, this article analyzes how, in an era of…

Administrative power for some school teachers can be an aphrodisiac that can be applied negatively, especially when a leader has devastating instinct for the weaknesses of others. A leader's intellect and heart closes shop and ceases to function when drunk on power. In this article, the author describes how the use of administrative power can be…

Uses a control-loss model to explore the effects of multiple channels in formal organizations, and presents an argument for the superior control properties of dual hierarchies. Two variant forms of multiple hierarchies are considered. (Author)

Analyzes the theory and rationale for prohibiting the possible monopolistic practices of the divested Bell Operating Companies. Suggests some reasons that the latest Justice Department recommendations are moving from restriction to regulation. (JD)

Using interview and survey data from a quick-service restaurant chain and a robotics company, this paper examines the relationship between perceived departmental power and the extent to which departments might share important organizational values with top management. Preliminary results support the importance of perceived value congruity in…

Explores the related concepts of "bureaucracy" and "the bureaucrat," focusing on the characteristics of bureaucracy as an organizational form and on the sources of bureaucratic power. (PGD)

Discusses power with the purpose of educating female administrators and managers about its importance and how to use it appropriately to be effective in their jobs and careers. Describes traditional sources of power and strategies for enhancing interpersonal power. (Author/ABL)

Functionalist conceptions of mentoring view it as a rational, humanistic process. A critical or radical humanist perspective reveals unequal, possibly exploitative power relationships. Although most mentoring relationships provide nurturance, all should be viewed through several different perspectives. (SK)

Cites the limits of organizational learning and proposes finding insights from postmodern thinking to redefine it. Explores the postmodern strategy of deconstruction as a method that induces a more critically reflective approach to learning at work. (SK)

Examines how Latinos construct white culture and generate ideas of whiteness so that the identities of people racialized as White are not guaranteed the privileged stand of securely being the racial norm. Uses ethnographic research conducted in a Chicago Latino neighborhood to show how Latinos construed and articulated whiteness as a function of…

Within the general framework of agreement on a state of affairs, the matter of the terms of agreement can remain: determining whose view is the more significant or more authoritative with respect to the matter at hand. In this paper we focus on this issue as it is played out in assessment sequences. We examine four practices through which a second…

This article presents the author's address for the International Writing Centers Association Conference in Las Vegas. The author's argument in this talk stresses the importance of paying attention to the conceptual frames writing tutors use to understand the world, their work, and the impact of their work on the world, and this attentiveness to…

This article compares public and community schools in Salvador, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil. Based on quantitative data analysis and qualitative research conducted on-site during three research trips in 2001, 2003 and 2005, the author finds that Brazil's extreme inequality and the associated concentration of state power in a few hands stand…

This article explores the construction of a bilingual professional identity in a bilingual creative-writing graduate program in southwest Texas by analyzing a classroom event and the participants' interpretation of it. In bilingual classrooms the resources available to construct professional identities include a large repertoire of linguistic…