Minority women students (n=60) in Canadian universities participated in focus groups and a survey (30 responses) depicting their experiences with university culture, academic advising and mentoring, social life, and academic freedom. Education's role in reducing or eliminating power imbalances was stressed. (SK)

A framework for analyzing the educational attainment of culturally and linguistically diverse students highlights ways in which power relations influence the negotiation of identity. Teacher-student interactions either reinforce coercive relations or promote collaborative ones. Ignoring the intersections of power and pedagogy reinforces coercive…

Analyzed two programs in a public agency: Investors in Management (a British government initiative) and employee-led development. Found that both programs exposed tensions between individual growth and traditional values constraining growth. Concluded that effective organizational learning in the public sector must be collective and aware of…

Brings language use and identity together in a critical reading of recent modern language and intercultural communication literatures. Alternative readings legitimize the dual idea of languages and linguists as agents that mark and are marked. Suggests that for identify to be agentic in character, power has to be acknowledged, struggled with, and…

Used the mathematics of cooperative multiperson game theory to analyze the relative strengths of various representative groupings on three models of school governing bodies loosely based on school types in Northern Ireland. Findings contribute to understanding of the distribution of power in committee-like structures. (SLD)

A discussion of women in higher education administration examines women's role in male-dominated organizations, the role of support staff in professional fields, and how institutions value neither of these roles and neither has a base of true academic power. Suggestions for attaining a powerful role in administration are made. (Author/MSE)

In the debate on the issue of emancipatory education, Mezirow's concept of adult education borrows important distinctions from Habermas' critical theory. However, he neglects the radical impetus behind Habermas' work. Both of their conceptual frameworks appear too rationalist for a more encompassing concept of emancipatory education. (Author/SK)

Investigates the persuasive communication of male and female middle managers, focusing on the mediating influence of a manager's power on his or her selection of anticipated compliance-gaining message strategies. Finds no marked differences between the genders in the types of strategies and tactics used to influence subordinates. (KEH)

Collective bargaining cannot work when the parties are not free to assess the costs of agreeing against the costs of disagreeing and act on their decisions. Management must remove substantive bargaining restrictions, even if this means working to eliminate employee strike benefits and restrictions on the board's taxation ability. Affirmative…

Community development practitioners in rural areas need to develop strategies for coping with rural dependence on core organizations such as multinational corporations and national governments. Rural communities should discuss issues, join forces with other communities, interact with core actors, and find ways to be more self-reliant. (SK)

The academic department is viewed as a form of cartel, a model of monopolistic behavior characterized by control over a particular differentiated product. The development and operation of this academic cartel is explored. (MSE)

Analyzes possible differences in the attitudes of citizens, school board members, and selected community leaders toward (1) the board of education's role and function; (2) educational reform proposals; and (3) current educational issues in eight Illinois communities. Demographic characteristics did not influence each group's perceptions of reform…

Proposes tentative model for considering the nature of power and how counselors might use power to influence those who have impact on their clients and programs. Presents power strategies framework based on differing levels of interpersonal relationships as way to bring about desired change in interpersonal situations that are harmful to clients…

Recent interviews suggest that career education remains peripheral to the main school curriculum due to lack of sufficient time, money, and attention paid to reform pressures and the power structure. Also, few teachers or guidance counselors are trained in career skills assessment. Schools must pursue more effective partnerships with business.…

Focusing on the University of Wisconsin budgeting system, this paper studies the interrelationship between political and institutional forces of conformity. Institutionalization processes as expressed through the budget seem to be infused with power and self-interest within the organization and in extraorganizational relations. Includes 64…