ABSTRACT
Politics exist when competing human interests collide, producing confl icts resolved through the use of power (Morgan 2006). Wherever people interact-whether in families, communities, workplaces, or formal political venues-their different needs, interests, and expectations will produce some level of confl ict and result in some type of power dynamic. Following this defi nition, it is not hard to imagine that politics form an inherent aspect of social processes, including education and its administration.
