Personal epistemology, originating from social construction theory, provides a framework for researchers to understand how individuals view their world. The Attitudes About Reality (AAR) scale is one survey method that qualitatively assesses personal epistemology along the logical positivist and social constructionist continuum; however, the…

Reports an investigation of the extent to which teacher and administrator attitudes toward the scope of the negotiations process are related to such demographic variables as age and marital status, and such attitudinal variables as satisfaction and teacher association support. (Author/JM)