International Dictionary of Adult and Continuing Education
A form of legitimized power. 1. Power is legitimized by virtue of the position the individual holds, eg teachers’ power is legitimized in as much as they are employees of an educational institution; the teacher is in authority.
2. Teachers’ power may also be legitimized by their students; they are an authority. 3. Academics’ and researchers’ power is also legitimized by their peers; they are an authority.
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