Hope and Possibility: Advancing an Argument for a Habermasian Perspective in Educational Administration.

Kochan, Frances K.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Hope and Possibility: Advancing an Argument for a Habermasian Perspective in Educational Administration.

Kochan, Frances K.

Studies in Philosophy and Education, v21 n2 p137-155 Mar 2002

Argues that the work of Jurgen Habermas offers a means of blending modern and postmodern elements in the field of educational administration. Discusses Habermas' guiding principles, which include: (1) consensus can always be challenged; (2) power must be equalized among those communicating; and (3) the only force that should prevail is that of a better argument. (Contains 74 references.) (NB)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Context Effect, Critical Theory, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, Educational Administration, Hermeneutics, Inquiry, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Postmodernism, Theory Practice Relationship, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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