This qualitative study furthers understanding of psychological contract violation experiences as examined through the lens of administrative middle managers in higher education settings. Psychological contract is defined as unstated expectations in the employment relationship which, when violated, results in negative outcomes for employers and…

The 50-State Comparison on teacher employment contract policies provides a national comparison of teacher employment contract policies in all states. All of the information was gathered from and focused on state statutes and regulations. State case law was also utilized for metrics related to collective bargaining. Data collection focused…

The 50-State Comparison on teacher employment contract policies provides a national comparison of teacher employment contract policies in all states. All of the information was gathered from and focused on state statutes and regulations. State case law was also utilized for metrics related to collective bargaining. Data collection focused…

This article examines how teacher collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), teacher salaries, and class sizes changed during the Great Recession. Using a district-level data set of California teacher CBAs that includes measures of subarea contract strength and salaries from 2005-2006 and 2011-2012 tied to district-level longitudinal data, we…

This report concerns actions taken by the administration of Spalding University to terminate the appointment of tenured professor of social work Erlene Grise-Owens after she criticized the administration's handling of an incident involving a student who brought a gun to a campus parking lot. The social work school's chair immediately alerted…

When big businesses enter into mandatory arbitration agreements with consumers, the large companies typically tout the fairness while the individual is left feeling cheated. Now that mandatory arbitration clauses are finding their way into more and more contracts signed by school systems, school boards and district administrators are realizing…

The publication is advice designed to help employers in all schools with staffing and employment issues, and to inform their decision making. It advises on matters contained within the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 for maintained schools and for independent schools, which include academies and free schools, the Education (Independent…

Billy Gillispie, like many college basketball coaches, was hired--and fired--in a hurry. But the contract negotiations that dragged on for nearly two years while he coached the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team showed little of the same urgency that defined his entrance and exit. Mr. Gillispie worked for Kentucky under a memorandum of…

The authors' research indicates that contractual language calling for low-level settlement of grievances is best viewed as an expression of philosophy and an indication of the parties' mutual desire to resolve problems quickly, rather than something that has a great effect on the behavior of the parties. (Author/IRT)

The suggestions contained in this handbook will be most useful to those local associations that have achieved negotiation rights and have already become involved, to some extent, in the process of contract administration. The aspects of contract administration emphasized here are the elements on grievance administration, the job of the grievance…

Guide for administrators regarding teacher contract administration, arbitration, and grievance procedures. (LR)

After examining grievance procedures of community colleges, the author compares the range of differences on specific aspects of the contractual arrangement for 94 community colleges as to the type of arbitration, type of grievance, time limit, agent, expiration, grievance definition, and limitation of arbitration. (Editor/PG)

Few union leaders, faculty members or administrators would dispute the fact that a viable grievance procedure is one of the cornerstones of a collective negotiated contract. Essential to successful contract administration and harmonious faculty administration relationships is a grievance procedure designed to provide an opportunity to resolve…