This book consists of 26 separate articles dealing with the broad topic of collective bargaining in education and its impact on educational policy and administration. Ideas and elements of the literature are grouped into four major sections suggested by systems analysis. Part 1 shows how collective bargaining in education is influenced by many conditions and events in its environment. Part 2 introduces the major theoretical perspectives and explanations of collective bargaining. Part 3 examines the appropriateness of the strike and alternative mechanisms in educational collective bargaining. Part 4 discusses some of the effects of educational collective bargaining that are related to the operation of the school. Each of the four parts consists of a short overview by the editors, followed by six or seven selected articles by various authors. (JG)