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Publication Date: 2007
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Organizational Justice as a Framework for Understanding Union-Management Relations in Education
Poole, Wendy L.
Canadian Journal of Education, v30 n3 p725-748 2007
In this article, I have conceptualized union-management relations using an organizational justice framework. I consider organizational justice theory, including distributive, procedural, interactional, and what I call relational justice perspectives. Utilizing examples from my experience and research, I illustrate and discuss various forms of organizational justice operating in school systems and influencing teachers' perspectives and union actions. I urge researchers and practising educational leaders to use an organizational justice perspective to better understand teachers' perspectives and union-management relations in education.
Descriptors: Unions, Justice, Organizational Theories, Organizational Development, Organizational Climate, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Collective Bargaining, Negotiation Agreements, Board Administrator Relationship, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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