Power Structures, Change, and the Illusion of Democracy: A Semiotic Study of Leadership and Policy-Making

• Main Authors: Spielmann, Guy, Radnofsky, Mary L
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.1997
• Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education; Leadership; Policy Formation; Power Structure; Professional Autonomy; Professional Development; School Restructuring; Semiotics; Teacher Empowerment; Teacher Influence; Teaching (Occupation)

There is ample evidence that the success or failure of school reform lies not only in the soundness and appropriateness of the reform model chosen, but primarily in its perception, acceptance, and endorsement by teachers. This essay expresses the concept of power as it applies to school reform that...