Although Luke, de Castell, and Luke rightly notice the role of social structure in the authority of the textbook, the pattern of social authority outside the school is primarily reflected in the text itself. The task for writers, then, is to clarify the grounds for their authoritative claims. (JM)

Why do teachers resist change? Major discrepancies exist between what policymakers believe about teachers, innovation, and classroom practice and what teachers believe about these things. A major void in theorizing about change and innovation is the failure to attend to the power relationship inherent in the implementation process. (BRR)

Argues that the development of the educational system in Latin America is strongly linked with patterns of accumulation of capital and with the changing character of political regimes. The low status of adult education is due to the socioeconomic characteristics of its potential clientele and their lack of political power. (Author/CS)

A college or university's management information system corresponds roughly to the institution's structure, with these elements in descending order in the hierarchy: policy and planning, a planning system, control and coordination, and typical operating systems (payroll, exams, scheduling, library, facilities assignments, and accounting…

Proliferating the number of decision centers and separating needs from resources minimizes the ability of metropolitan areas to deal with areawide problems. State governments often encourage such fragmentation to minimize the risk that a given metropolitan area would act in a cohesive fashion. (Author/KC)

Examines education's role in social reproduction and introduces the concept of educational hegemony. Analyzes the view that community participation in schooling is a major strategy in educational and social change from two theoretical perspectives: the phenomenological interpretative approach and the hegemonic thesis. Suggests a synthesis of the…

Explores assumptions behind local control of public schools by elected boards of education, e.g., existence of personal choice, availability and use of information, power to intervene in school affairs and willingness to exercise that power, and ability to create stable environment in which organizational changes can be sustained. (AH)

Institutional policies and practices aimed at developing university teaching are analyzed according to various theoretical perspectives that seek to explain why some innovations are successful and others are not. The role of academic staff in supporting such development is examined. (Author/MLW)

Better understanding of the rational limits of rule by law is advocated. Two specific goals should be pursued by teachers in legal education: (1) a regeneration of the notion of the law as a last resort and (2) a renewed exploration of noncoercive alternatives to law, particularly self-regulation (conscience) and market regulation. (MSE)

A followup study of John Nason's book on presidential assessment shows that the process is an educational experience for the governing board. It was found that the book had been widely used. The procedure's effectiveness is seen to hinge on the board chairman's wisdom and the president's receptivity. (MSE)

This study argues that instructional organization affects student perceptions of academic competence, which in turn control the distribution of power. It is indicated that classroom social power is more closely related to perceived competence and more hierarchized under unidimensional than multidimensional conditions. (Author/GK)

Court decisions enlarging the rights of pupils are eroding legitimate adult authority in the schools. (Author)

Analyzes the crucial role of schooling in the economic, social, and political development of a citizenry in the developing nations of Africa. Information is presented on the family and the school, political socialization, the recruitment of elites through the school system, vestiges of colonialism, the impact of independence, and transmission of…

Although research has accomplished a great deal, dynamic theories of cultural production and reproduction are needed. The characteristics and fuctions of various theories of cultural reproduction are discussed. (JN)

Passive and active research inquiries into moral reproduction are discussed. European theories of the state maintain that governments must play a mediational role, ensuring financial support and exerting control. (JN)