This pamphlet contains the National Association of Secondary School Principals' (NASSP) viewpoint on the following critical issues to be considered prior to drafting State negotiation legislation: (1) The role of the school principal in negotiation, (2) the preferred procedures for designation of the bargaining agent, (3) a statutory timetable for…

Prior to drafting State legislation pertaining to collective negotiation in education, it is necessary to understand the essential differences between public and private employment and to determine whether teachers should be included under a statute covering many categories of public employees or whether they should receive separate statutory…

This report discusses procedures for nationwide negotiation of teacher salaries in six European countries and considers possible applications of these procedures to negotiations on a Statewide level in the United States. Distinct negotiation patterns in the European countries fall into two categories: (1) with slight variations, that common to…

This report presents the results of an opinionnaire sent to leading State educational personnel in 26 States that have adopted legislation regulating teacher/school board collective negotiations. The opinionnaire gathered information concerning (1) the degree of adequacy of the legislation; (2) the respondents' indications of the most current…

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript of the first show contains discussions of college enrollment, the controversy over standardized testing, hyperactivity in school children, the rash of teacher strikes, and how to become a professional golfer. Participants…

This article describes specific areas in education which have been problematic over the last 18 years and discusses ways in which the collective bargaining process was able to cope with them. (Author/EB)

This article focuses on a brief examination of the role of the school business office as it pertains to adequate preparation for negotiating the salary and fringe benefit package. (Author)

Investigates factors underlying teacher support for the union movement in six New York school districts in the 1960s. Feelings of powerlessness in educational decision making were an important motivating force. Support for unions was based in part on the expectation that collective bargaining would help strengthen teacher participation in…

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…

After the temporary shutdown of a reported 400 insitutions last month, administrators are taking a hard look at the political and economic consequences of student strikes. (Editor)

Presents a selection of summaries of recent judicial decisions in a number of countries concerninq the application of general legal principles to contracts of employment, acquired rights, liability of employers and workers, access to employment, nature of the employment relationship, and more. (Editor/CT)

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)