This dissertation examines compassion fatigue (CF), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and burnout (BO) among Pennsylvania public school teachers and their intentions to leave the profession. It also explores the potential roles of compassion satisfaction (CS) and resilience while considering demographic and school characteristics. Survey data from…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), schools have a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in addressing mental health needs in their communities (Sawyer et al., 2021). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the impact that the utilization of a system approach has on the success and sustainability of teacher…

Presented in this document is the collective bargaining agreement between the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, Pennsylvania Association for Higher Education and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the period from November 2, 1971 through August 31, 1974. Contained in the articles of the agreement are sections…

The first known analysis of a substantial number of arbitration awards in higher education is presented in an effort to determine whether arbitrators have confined their awards within the contract limitations. All of the arbitration awards generated by the four-year colleges of the State University of New York as well as the awards of the…

A new model of public school district performance concerns the "employment relations" (ER) system within a school district--the policies, practices, and actions that govern relations between a district and its teachers. The model posits that the performance of public school districts is propelled by the quality of ER. Productive ER,…