Proposes that writing teachers and administrators think, first, in terms of the truly political realities--the situated interconnections of interests, accidents, luck, and consequences--that constrain our abilities to realize utopian goals and, second, in terms of ethical constraints to which they are willing to be bound by. (RS)

Discussion with an African-American mental health group in Britain demonstrate the politics involved in the relationship between knowledge and power. Transformative research is seen as part of the politics of postmodernism--the shift from Eurocentrism and the influence of research on political agendas and the balance of power. (SK)

Australian adult education faces challenges from changing demography, shift away from Eurocentrism, a changing sociopolitical climate, lack of financial resources, and rising expectations for education. The future will bring increased attention to environmental education, indigenous peoples, and job training. (SK)

Traditionally, liberal adult education in Britain has been premised on nonaccreditation. However, political influences, the thrust of work force development, and student demand are pressuring reconsideration of accreditation. (SK)

Discusses political correctness and cultural politics in the schools. Questions whether concern over education's traditionally Eurocentric view justifies rejecting the curriculum. Observes that the issue of how teachers teach also has cultural implications. Suggests that the political correctness debate shows how long the road to cross-cultural…

Challenges traditional assumptions about the language arts curriculum. Suggests three alternative goals for language arts programs. Notes that these goals are designed to promote equity as espoused by the Jeffersonian ideal--teaching language and literacy in such a way that all people have an equal voice in a democracy. (RS)

Discusses "politicized" teaching, distinguishing between taking up the politics of the classroom and offering up politics in the classroom. Offers two theoretical orientations for the exercise of rhetorical power in the classroom and proposes some suggestions for generating and sustaining dialogic classroom discourse. (SR)

Seven competing and complementary explanations of the widespread movement toward educational restructuring are reviewed. Critiques from various political perspectives (far left, left, middle, and right) are also presented. Unless value conflicts are resolved, restructuring may lead to a further decline, rather than renewed success, for public…

Discusses the increasing use of assessment as a market signal and as an index of educational accountability. It is argued that, through a failure to state clearly the purpose of assessment, educational reform in this area is overly concerned with the means rather than the ends of education. (47 references) (MLF)

Discusses the University of Oregon's long and proud tradition of protecting freedom of speech in light of the current controversy over freedom of expression on U.S. campuses and in the community at large. Discusses multiculturalism and political correctness on campus, and advocates more dispute resolution through public discussion. (SR)

Discusses the "feminization" of the field of composition, analyzing the way women composition teachers are constructed materially and metaphorically. Maintains that feminist compositionists need to ask themselves to what extent they are being absenced by "mythologized mother/teachers" metaphors. (SR)

Schools are operated at two levels: practicing teachers and administrators and nonteaching educationists. U.S. Education Secretary Lamar Alexander has no real relationship with teachers (school assembly-line workers) or parents more concerned about sex education, ethnic representation, and library contents than "world class" standards.…

College administrators, trustees, politicians, and coordinating boards in several states continue to argue over control of higher education institutions. Some state coordinating boards are criticized for governing more than coordinating, creating an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy between colleges and the state; others are seen as not adequately…

Focusing on Hawaii over the past 150 years, examines who controlled the educational policy process and what values were pursued in resultant school policies. Political culture has continued to reflect limited citizen involvement while fostering the pursuit of efficiency. Understanding how a state's political culture has developed temporally may be…

Addresses Clune's school finance adequacy model from a practitioner's perspective, outlining six concerns: adequacy as a new structure or a federal categorical program; adequacy's legal basis; the chances of increasing federal Chapter 1 spending from $6.3 billion to $25 billion; program funding versus compensation focus; adequacy model control…