A review of Value Change and Power Conflict in Higher Education," edited by W. John Minter and Patricia O. Snyder. (MB)

Suggests that the planning framework developed by Cervero and Wilson (CE 529 367) is useful in theorizing about educational program planning, but the analytical instruments used need to be refined. (SK)

The purpose of this paper is to examine the variables affecting the power relationships between an elementary principal, his superordinates, and his subordinates as they relate to the conversion of policy decisions into organizational practices. With the centralization of school districts, the increased pressure for community participation in…

Strategy involved in procuring support for environmental issues and action is highlighted. To accomplish this, it is essential the public know the underlying attitudes of those whom they seek to influence, the sources of information which shape these attitudes, and the sources on which they rely for forming policy. (BL)

Presents collective negotiations in local school districts as inestricably entwined with the political system in which the schools function. Discusses how the structure of the political system will affect the negotiations process, and in the light of the arguments presented, offers suggestions for school superintendents and board members as they…

The key question identified is not whether literacy theories, practices, and research recognize variable and contextual aspects of literacy, but whether they consider how this diversity positions learners, teachers, and researchers with respect to existing inequities and relations of domination and subordination. (55 references) (LB)

In extremely repressive situations, Freire's liberation pedagogy can support resistance; in postrevolutionary societies, it can suffer from contradictions. The perpetual tension between domestication (indoctrination) and liberation makes transformative education an ongoing process. (SK)

A case study of a health promotion coalition to reduce deaths from AIDS and substance abuse illustrates how empowerment planning can take place, as well as how political and ethical issues influence planning decisions. (SK)

Despite the recent resurgence of academic interest in nonpublic schools, we continue to be relatively ignorant of the political and social composition of these schools. This study of the Chicago and Los Angeles Catholic school systems sought to redress this ignorance. The study first gathered and analyzed school data from central (diocesan)…

Among the purposes of this paper is the goal of describing, further developing, and clarifying the influence structure and decision-making process variables of K-12 political systems at the state level. (Author/IRT)

Entrepreneurial bureaucrats act to enhance their chances for career advancement by becoming identified with successful development efforts. Evidence from Zambia illustrates the nature of entrepreneurialism in a public bureaucracy and the utility of the concept in the study of development administration. (Author)

"The university is well positioned to make the best of many government worlds without succumbing to any if it is willing to accept the challenge and responsibility .... to affect decisions one must be part of the process that makes them. (Author)

Examines a conflict of interests between the Israeli Ministry of Education and the teachers union over proposed Legislation for a structural school change. The author also compares education politics in Israel with those of Michigan. (JF)

After World War II, Chinese residents of Singapore demanded the establishment of local Chinese universities. The ruling regime, however, which was under the shadow of the neighboring Malay-dominated Malay Peninsula, was forced to suppress the development of such schools. In Hong Kong, the British needed to install a Chinese university to counter…