NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ447127
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1052-6846
EISSN: N/A
Lessons from the Power Company.
Dagley, Dave
Journal of School Leadership, v2 n3 p289-98 Jul 1992
Numerous studies have used the power metaphor in the physical science sense to describe power in the organizational sense. This paper views school as an electrical distribution system to illustrate how power operates in schools and offers eight lessons for administrators desiring to effect positive empowerment results in school settings. (26 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Electrical Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Metaphors, Models, Power Structure, School Administration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A