Conflict management is an overlooked area in leadership development. Mediation as an intervention method to use in conflict management can be productive for building leadership capacity and organizational development in higher education. Adults average five conflicts per day and people in titled leadership spend over two-thirds of their time…

The prevalence of labour disruptions in the Canadian education sector requires a comprehensive analysis of the adverse implications of strikes for stakeholders and Canadian society in general. Education is a kind of public good that generates positive externalities and strikes in Canadian universities and colleges engender negative externalities…

Canada's boreal forests are second only to the Amazon in producing life-giving oxygen and providing a habitat for thousands of species, from the large woodland caribou to the smallest organisms. The boreal forests are the lifeblood of many Aboriginal communities and the thousands of workers, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, who harvest and process…

The prevention and resolution of student complaints are critical factors in maintaining and improving the student experience. Rob Behrens looks at the wider context, drawing on lessons from beyond higher education, to examine the opportunities and possible pitfalls.

The purpose of this study was to determine the antecedent conditions that contribute to post-secondary education (PSE) completion for students with disabilities, taking into account institutional experiences associated with social integration. A prospective longitudinal design was used to analyze data from the National Longitudinal Transition…

Bearing in mind the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, Louisiana's Steering Committee projected performance targets through the year 2014 for the important areas of: (1) Graduation with a Diploma; (2) Dropout Rate; (3) Placement, ages 6-21 and ages 3-5; (4) Achievement Performance Levels, and (5) Discipline. Annual gains were…

In addition to the traditional grievance policies colleges and universities have in place, many are also increasingly turning to mediation to address complaints and resolve disputes. In this article, the authors not only present the results of a study of formal mediation practices by public colleges and universities in the Midwest, but also…

A description of the process and circumstances which brought one faculty to a decision in favor of collective bargaining. (Editor)

Describes the apparent downturn in the formation of faculty bargaining units in 1973 and examines the possible causes, suggesting enabling legislation as a significant factor. (Editor)

Analyzes five cases recently before the National Labor Relations Board. (Ed.)

The emergence of faculty collective bargaining in colleges and universities has brought the industrial process of arbitration into the academic arena. This article examines one institution's experience with this process. (Editor)

Discusses how some for-profit colleges are preventing lawsuits by using contracts that require arbitration to settle disputes. (EV)

Basic characteristics and factors in conflict and conflict management in the context of institutions of higher education are examined, particularly as they interact in the context of a higher education institution. Drawing on the literature, trends in conflict management approaches, reasons for conflict, and results of conflict are identified.…