A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT MAJOR ISSUES AND ASSIST PROSPECTIVE RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS CONSISTS OF ABSTRACTS OF SEVEN DISSERTATIONS FROM A SERIES OF CORRELATED STUDIES SPONSORED BY THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 204 BOOKS, ARTICLES, CHAPTERS, REPORTS, AND THESES. DISSERTATIONS ABSTRACTED INCLUDE "THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE 'GREAT CITIES,' 1890-1964,""A FUNCTIONAL-SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL BOARD PERFORMANCE,""CONSIDERATION IN ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT TERMINATIONS,""SOCIAL STATUS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS,""THE RECALL ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN CALIFORNIA, 1945-1965,""CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD RECALL ELECTIONS," AND "AN EXPLORATION OF SCHOOL BOARD DECISIONS." BIBLIOGRAPHIC ITEMS RELATED TO SCHOOL BOARDS, DATING FROM 1869 TO 1966, ARE CLASSIFIED INTO ONE OR MORE OF 14 CATEGORIES--(1) RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, (2) INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BOARD MEMBERS, (3) RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY, (4) INFLUENCES ON CURRICULA, (5) DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES, (6) MEMBER SELECTION AND ORIENTATION, (7) RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, (8) FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES, (9) PREDICTED AND RECOMMENDED STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, (10) LEGAL CONSTRAINTS, (11) RELATIONSHIPS OF SIZE AND LOCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BOARD STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, (12) LOCAL CONTROL OF EDUCATION, (13) HISTORY OF SCHOOL BOARDS, AND (14) RESEARCH ON SCHOOL BOARDS. (JK)