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| Government Union Review | 8 |
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| Clark, Kathy G. | 1 |
| Crisci, Pat E. | 1 |
| Jeffreys, Loretta M. | 1 |
| Kirk, Russell | 1 |
| Lieberman, Myron | 1 |
| Moskalski, Michael D. | 1 |
| Scott, Kendrick | 1 |
| Shenfield, Arthur | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Opinion Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
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Clark, Kathy G. – Government Union Review, 1980
Uses tables to present data on teacher strikes in Pennsylvania since the passage of Act 195 in 1970. Includes data on the number of employees affected by strikes, the average number of employee strike days, the number of students affected by strikes, and the number of idle employee-days caused by strikes. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Strikes
Caldwell, William E.; Moskalski, Michael D. – Government Union Review, 1981
Reviews the literature on the effects of teacher strikes on students and reports the results of a study analyzing student achievement in the presence or absence of strikes. Students in schools not experiencing strikes showed consistent gains, especially in mathematics, over students in schools where strikes took place. (WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Relations
Caldwell, William E.; Jeffreys, Loretta M. – Government Union Review, 1983
An experimental group of 34 Pennsylvania school districts that had experienced a strike were matched with a control group of 34 nonstrike districts. Statistical analyses of grades five, eight, and 11 revealed significant strike effects in grade five scores of self-esteem, mathematics, and interest in school and learning. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Shenfield, Arthur – Government Union Review, 1986
Between February 1985 and July 1986, Great Britain experienced its most widespread, acrimonious, and traumatic teachers' dispute. The persons involved, the activities, and the agreement that ended the dispute are discussed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Associations
Scott, Kendrick – Government Union Review, 1982
Argues against passage of a state bill that would make collective bargaining for teachers mandatory in Kentucky. Contends that collective bargaining is unpopular with the public, is too expensive, diminishes local control of education, and is detrimental to the educational process. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Lieberman, Myron – Government Union Review, 1981
The author's study reveals that collective bargaining constitutes a costly example of the liberal tendency to ignore the costs of procedural rights. Those who benefit from collective bargaining and its attendant strife include state labor relations agencies, labor attorneys, fact finders, and the mass media. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirk, Russell – Government Union Review, 1981
It is in the public interest to provide statutory checks on the excessive power abruptly attained by teachers' unions. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Directors
Crisci, Pat E.; And Others – Government Union Review, 1987
Before any school reforms can be enacted, an atmosphere of collegiality within the profession must be created that integrates both the need of school administrators to coordinate policy and of teachers of exercise individual initiative. Appended are 70 references. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Decision Making, Educational Change
