Outlines the uses of power in the position of principal. Includes definitions of types of power and explains how to implement an empowering approach that enables principals to have power "with" not "over" their teachers. (MD)

Offers a deconstructive commentary on the assumptions and paradigms found in community and leadership literature. (PKP)

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…

Stresses that the global education movement should be based upon a model of human responsibility. Suggests an experience-based model involving "man-in-dialogue" with all beings and all things; indicates its implications for man's relationship with his community; and identifies possible teaching approaches. (Author/AV)

Describes consultation as an influence process and, in particular, describes the two forms of social power--expert and referent power--which allow school psychologists or any mental health professional to influence the consultees with whom they work. (Author)

Discusses contemporary theory and research related to volition in education, and proposes agenda items for continued research into the construct of volition. The relationships among volition, self-regulation, and motivation are explored. A provisional model of volition in education is presented, and some assessment strategies are discussed. (SLD)

The study examined leadership in schools as interaction between principals and teachers. The leadership process was conceptualized as the exercise of influence. The concept of ascriptive status was utilized to describe women as atypical and men as typical principals. Teachers responded to protocols depicting leader influence and cultural status.…

Recommendations for facilitating religious literacy programs in public schools are presented in this 1976 annual report. Written primarily for an audience of Catholic priests, the report aims at spreading understanding about the legal parameters of religious studies in public education and at increasing religious literacy of public school students…

The SIMILE model for teaching thinking skills is described and protocol materials that used the model to teach the concept of power are presented. Thinking skills in the SIMILE model include imaging, dissection, conceptualization, definition, relational analysis, and analogy. When teaching thinking skills using the SIMILE model, curriculum…

Using Amitai Etzioni's (1961) sociological model as a basis for analysis, the paper examines the relationship between central student characters and their chief reference group or significant other(s) in the schools as portrayed in three films: "If" (1969), "Child's Play" (1972), and "Educating Rita" (1983). Two…

An assessment of a four-stage conceptual model reveals that critical thinking has indirect positive effects on political participation through its direct effects on personal control, political efficacy, and democratic attitudes. The model establishes causal relationships among selected personality variables (self-esteem, personal control, and…

This study used focused interviews, participant observations, and document review to identify five organizational and personal factors that 40 teachers (general education, special education, and specialists) in a small rural school district reported as affecting their receptivity to change: (1) the degree to which schools are ready for change; (2)…

The paper presents a detailed overview of educational policymaking and discusses the need for minority groups to be involved in policy formation. The first section describes the distinguishing characteristics of the main elements of the functions of administration and policymaking process. The second section examines the following three models of…