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Download full textSELDEN, DAVID – 1967
A THIRD OF ALL AMERICAN TEACHING EMPLOYEES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION ARE COVERED BY SOME FORM OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, A SITUATION IN MANY RESPECTS PARALLEL TO THAT FOUND AMONG WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. TEACHER CONTRACTS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY LESS RELIANCE ON SENIORITY, FEWER EMPLOYER PENALTIES, AND FEWER FRINGE BENEFITS, PRIMARILY…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Experimental Schools
Stuart, Leland E.; Goldschmidt, Steven M. – 1986
This essay presents an overview of the past 25 years of collective bargaining in American public education. Drawing distinctions between compensation and noncompensation issues, the essay addresses the issue of striking a balance between the interests of organized teachers and the educational interests of their communities, and it incorporates…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Community Influence
Martin, David L. – Learning, 1977
This article reports that teachers are in an adversary position in relation to boards of education and administrators not only on the subject of basic curriculum but also school governance, and predicts that the situation will worsen for teachers in the light of tight finances and over-supply of teachers, with more power accruing to school…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Boards of Education, Curriculum Development, Policy Formation
Bickel, William E.; Bickel, Donna DiPrima – 1979
This ten-year longitudinal case study examined collective bargaining between the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and the Pittsburgh School Board. Data were collected by reviewing all formal contract proposals for the years 1968-1978. To ascertain the impact of collective bargaining on educational policy, policy issues were separated from…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Collective Bargaining, Educational Change
Maitland, Christine; Kerchner, Charles T. – 1986
Results of a study involving 450 teachers in three California school districts show that two sets of standards exist for judging the effectiveness of teacher unions. For union leaders, legitimacy means keeping promises to teachers by winning concessions from management and, at the same time, working toward a more credible and cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Educational Environment
Gaswirth, Marc; And Others – 1982
Researchers analyzed 127 public school teachers' strikes in New Jersey during the 36 school years from 1945 through 1981, presenting their data in over 60 tables. Data were collected from newspapers, magazines, and journals; through personal interviews; and via a questionnaire survey of affiliates of the New Jersey Education Association and the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational History, Educational Policy
Cooper, Bruce S.; Nakamura, Robert T. – 1983
This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the process of gaining and implementing public school administrators' right to unionize. The first two chapters consider why school administrators perceive the need for negotiation rights. Chapter I incorporates literature on the changing role, status, and work ethos of educational administration.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Educational Administration
Paterson, Lee T., Ed. – 1983
This manual is designed to help school boards and administrators avoid strikes, survive them, and recover from them when they are over. Chapter 1 distinguishes between public and private sector strikes; defines different kinds of strike strategies, negotiation goals, and strike goals; and provides a strike evaluation checklist for the employee…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Check Lists
Loftus, Richard J., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1987
Strikes and threats of strikes have become one of the realities of public education. School districts must be prepared to deal with strikes and the problems that they present. This manual is designed to provide a brief overview of the law relating to public employee strikes and to assist districts in adopting their own strike plans. It offers…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Check Lists
