To examine the perceptions of superintendents regarding the issues involved in teacher strikes and how they see strikes affecting principals, students, school boards, and themselves, a list of the districts throughout the United States that had experienced a strike during the years 1984 through 1987 was obtained from the Government Employee…

Seven commonly held myths concerning the effects of teachers' strikes on school districts are explored. Administrators from 124 school districts that experienced teacher strikes during the three-year period 1981-1984 responded to a questionnaire about the seven myths. The myths discussed include: (1) superintendents leave districts as a result of…

Questionnaires were used to elicit and compare information about teacher strikes from superintendents and union presidents of 42 school districts within the state of Washington and superintendents and union presidents of 124 school districts throughout the United States. All of the districts had experienced teacher strikes within the previous 3…