Identified the work-related problems perceived by public school prekindergarten teachers. Found 37 problems that occurred significantly more frequently than others. The global areas perceived to be of most concern included parent relationships; discipline; program requirements; student success; time; classroom personnel; affiliation; and…

Presents questionnaire results from teachers in Australia examining how they attribute responsibility for their job stress and satisfaction. Suggests that difference levels of stress exist at elementary and secondary levels. Concludes that teachers attribute responsibility for stress to themselves in relation to their perception of their…

Examined the relation of occupational stress in the child care workplace to three facets of staff burnout: emotional exhaustion; depersonalization; and personal accomplishment. Results showed that work role conflict and ambiguity predicted a significant portion of variance in the three aspects of staff burnout, and that social support buffered the…

Describes the Network for Education and Academic Rights, which mobilizes transglobal academic communities to exert pressure on repressive regimes and to support the safety and freedom of members of the academic community. (EV)

Presents a study that examined the occupational motivation, satisfaction, and health of 609 English teachers and school executives and that tested a model of teacher satisfaction developed in Australia in a previous research phase. Findings are interpreted in the context of the English education system. (CMK)

Drawing on data from a major Spencer Foundation study, this article focuses on the effects of major restructuring initiatives in New York State on a gifted and utterly committed teacher. It challenges the now ubiquitous assumption that "the reformer knows best" and reveals the gradual demise of an immensely gifted, dedicated teacher--a…

Suggests possible political and collective bargaining strategies for protecting the economic welfare of teachers in the face of inflation, declining student enrollments, and a surplus of teachers. (JG)

Reports on the leaders and policies of the two million unionized teachers whose delegates held national conventions this past summer. (Author/WM)

Based on a review of periodical, ERIC, and monographic literature, this paper examines the history of collective bargaining in higher education, the factors which have influenced its growth, its impact, problems and difficulties that have been reported, and suggestions that have been made to solve these problems. The introductory section of the…

This volume on law and collective negotiations in the schools is the second in a series of 4 monographs comprising a broad investigation of teacher collective action in local school districts in the United States. Part I (30 pages) of this volume deals with emerging local doctrine relating to the rights of teachers and other public employees to…

This agreement between Temple University and the Temple Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the period July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976. Articles of the agreement cover recognition, definitions, salaries, fringe benefits, workload, tenure procedures, termination of service of faculty, promotions; appointment,…

Society is changing, so are students, and so must counselors and counseling. In the papers collected in this monograph, there is none which does not reflect a changing perception of the counselor and his function. Douglas Heath, in his keynote paper, "But Are They Educable?," is emphatic in suggesting counselors should stop counseling individuals…

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…

Responses of 40 public community colleges in Texas to a questionnaire designed to investigate the status of full-time faculty in these institutions are presented. The areas isolated for study included teaching load, office hours, rewards for extra class activities, class size, evening teaching obligations of day college faculty, contact hours for…