This dissertation describes a study that sought to determine the relative bargaining effectiveness of the three options open to school boards in selecting a chief negotiator to handle collective bargaining with teacher unions: 1) hiring a professional negotiator from outside the community, 2) appointing a staff administrator, or 3) appointing a…

This study was designed to examine one alternative to collective bargaining available to the school governing body--the employment of an external professional to represent the school board in contract negotiations with the teachers' representatives. (MM)

One teacher strike in Indiana that occurred in the fall of 1975 was investigated to answer the question: What conditions and/or forces are present in a school corporation and/or community which may influence teachers to willfully violate the law by striking? (MM)

This study measures the amount of agreement among rural, urban, and central city superintendents, principals, and teachers concerning the role of the principal in collective negotiations and the scope and structure of the negotiation process. Analysis of data obtained from Indiana and Michigan respondents revealed that administrators desire to…