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Peer reviewedSlaughter, Sheila; Silva, Edward T. – Educational Theory, 1983
The relationship between power and knowledge is discussed, as it concerns the professoriate in higher education. Power and knowledge, it is argued, can vary independently. Although economic power influences faculty, they still possess considerable autonomy to shape education and to develop humanistic capacities of students. (PP)
Descriptors: Capitalism, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Philosophy
