Discusses seven themes of social justice, and how their application to Catholic education can help schools better align American social systems with Gospel imperatives: (1) the life and dignity of the human; (2) the call of community, and participation; (3) rights and responsibilities; (4) options for the poor; (5) the dignity of work; (6)…

Draws parallels between the cultural, political, and educational concerns of Antonio Gramsci, Sardinian revolutionary, and Raymond Williams, Welsh labor educator. (SK)

Analyzes the discourse of radio personality Rush Limbaugh, pointing out that he uses the following rhetorical strategies to deliver his political message: anecdotes, stories, and metaphors; double bind; contingency; rapport; authority; humor; emotional words; pacing; questions; missing words; and absolutes. (PA)

Summarizes the development of English language arts standards and discusses the role standards might play in achieving educational reform, both in the classroom and within larger educational units. (SR)

Development of adult continuing education in Cyprus has been influenced by political developments, dependence on foreign models and institutions, the low socioeconomic status of the target population, a different tradition from mainstream education, emphasis on socioeconomic over cultural advancement motives, and its use as a spearhead for…

Discusses how a communications department can thrive and what allows for it to be reduced and threatened with extinction. Provides specific advice for survival: (1) avoid isolation; (2) pursue political positioning; (3) seek support and strong leadership; (4) capitalize on contributions of adjunct faculty; and (5) develop departmental…

Explores the contributions of Gorg Preca, a Maltese priest, to adult education in Malta. Highlights his commitment to democratization of knowledge, outreach to communities, and conviction that knowledge should not be the preserve of an elite. (SK)

Problems of adult education in Turkey, such as funding, research, teacher training, and coordination, are related to politics and to the high degree of centralized decision making. Decentralization with community participation could improve training for adult educators and delivery of adult education provision. (SK)

Ideally, school budgeting should be divided into distinct rational steps: educating staff about budgets, determining the building allocation, setting education goals for upcoming years, determining fixed costs and sharing this information, making requests public, building a cash reserve, and determining and publishing final allocations. (MLH)

Argues that the university has increasingly become an isolated, isolating culture, a bureaucracy of specialized disciplines producing knowledge painstakingly sequestered from the lived world. Argues that composition, as the anti-discipline, has the chance to re-root that stranded knowledge in the lived worlds, and play a part in the rebirth of the…

Considers how the creativity of individuals can best benefit the whole, without making others feel disenfranchised. Presents four assumptions addressing fragmentation, the reason for fragmentation, the role of the chair regarding fragmentation, and the role of individuality in a small vs. large institution. Notes the author's department has…

Using case study findings from two United Kingdom universities, explores the contention that the introduction of a devolved, formula-based system of resource allocation reduces the influence of strong forces within the institution. Found that micro-political activity and sub-unit power remain significant influences within such systems. Offers…

Discusses the power of petty politics to trump constructive leadership and thwart educational reform, using as an example the abrupt resignation of Philadelphia's school superintendent in the summer of 2000. Despite the fact that this superintendent was making significant accomplishments, he did not follow the path deemed best by local…

Describes the first college for home-schooled students, which requires that students adhere to a strict social code (including attendance at daily chapel services, a ban on alcohol, and limits on casual dating). An apprenticeship program during the junior and senior years revolves around writing policy papers on issues raised by politicians.…

Examines the golden age of American education, describing the historical work of the old school and the revisionist critique that followed, both of which failed to address the complexities of American education. Political discussions of education are natural, but political analyses that are disengaged from broader moral, ethical, and transcendent…