Offers new superintendents some practical survival strategies, including knowing the board, administrators, and union; understanding the power base and the power of administrator visibility; building good board meetings; and holding their families dear. (MLH)

A case is described that tested the relevance of Freire's "liberationist pedagogy." One student's improved language skills resulted in changing smoking arrangements at the local bingo hall and in gaining personal social and political skills in the process. (Contains two references.) (LB)

Social construction of knowledge by the holders of power traditionally devalues women. Discussion of female identity and role is conducted in terms of male-female power relations. To change social reality, the lives of illiterate and semiliterate women must be transformed. (SK)

Four conclusions were reached through case studies of four production improvement teams: (1) collective production of new knowledge requires active and reflective work; (2) members with insufficient formal power have difficulties with such work; (3) technical knowledge production occurs only when power differences are controlled; and (4) social…

Provides a feminist critique of the prevailing conceptual frameworks and methods used to examine leadership in colleges and universities, focusing on four organizational frames (bureaucratic, collegial, political, and symbolic), and a feminist reinterpretation of definitions of leadership given by one male and one female college president. (SM)

An effective leadership model places the target clientele--undereducated adults--at the top of a pyramid of influence. The leader's role is to convince others of the importance of the mission and assist them in achieving it. (SK)

A study investigated 454 internal promotions among the administrative and professional staff in a large public research university over a three-year period. Analysis indicated that despite controls for education, experience, age, and prior position, women received significantly less return to their administrative positions than men. (Author/MSE)

Data on 48 Japanese manufacturing plants suggest that participative decision making has not led to workplace democracy. Although workers are allowed to present ideas and suggestions, they do not have authority to make decisions, particularly in strategic, organizationwide situations. (SK)

Explores three aspects of management research supervision: range and adequacy of supervisory roles, processes of supervisory intervention, and perceptions of power relationships. Identifies actions for supervisees, supervisors, and organizations in terms of academic and supervisory roles, intervention styles, and power relationships. (SK)

Uses a study of 67 organizations over a 22-year period to examine the likelihood of chief executive and top management dismissal resulting from organizational performance and power distribution in the organization. Examines the role of board composition and organization ownership in influencing amount of chief executive power and explores how…

Examines claims that the bodies of knowledge, standards, and methods of inquiry promulgated by the university are undemocratic, representing a hegemony of Western, middle class, male culture. Argues that this view is based on a social construction view of knowledge and points out problems with this view. (SM)

Explores the hypothesis that network-interaction patterns affect employee perceptions through two conceptually and empirically distinguishable mechanisms: localized social influence based on network proximity and system power based on network centrality. Both advice-network centrality and friendship-network proximity evidenced significant effects,…

In community education theory and practice, there is a large gap between rhetoric and reality and a problem in relating the micro to the macro. Community education praxis for the nineties involves acting appropriately in maintaining a value base and exploring the politics of practice. (SK)

This response to a work, "Researching Language," from a field linguist working with little-to-unknown indigenous languages suggests that the work is welcome and should prove very useful in articulating the debate over power and method in social science research. (VWL)

Some academic administrators have long felt that colleges are too much influenced by specialized accrediting agencies. Under pressure to control costs and improve general education, some are attempting to limit the agencies' authority. Proponents say accreditation is needed and conflict is inherent in the system. (MSE)