Contains the abstracts and detailed schedule of the American Association of Physics Teachers summer meeting which was held in Columbus, Ohio, June 23-27, 1986. An author index is included. (ML)

Presents report summaries of the regional convocations of the Physics Teaching Resource Agent Group. Includes notes from the Northeast, North Central, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, South Central, Southeast, and Western regions. Provides an overview of common problems and concerns and highlights successes and suggestions. (ML)

The president of the National Education Association (NEA) responds to Chester Finn's article (EA 518 431, this issue) by pointing out patterns of inaccuracy and misrepresentation in Finn's criticisms of the NEA. (MD)

This book is a study of the Australian Education Union (AEU), a federal organization of government schoolteachers in the states and territories of Australia. Founded in 1984 as the Australian Teachers Union, it became the AEU in 1993. By 1998, the AEU had grown to become the third largest trade union in Australian, with some 157,000 members. This…

Presents highlights of the 1985 joint meeting of the eastern section of the National Association of Geology Teachers and the Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education. Describes the workshop topics, field trips, and program activities of the three-day symposium. (ML)

This article lists steps a teacher, when attacked, should take in reporting the incident. It also briefly considers the role of the local teacher association representative in assault cases. (SJL)

The New Jersey Education Association outlines the provisions of the state's 1979-80 tenured teacher evaluation regulations and advises its members on how to protect themselves during the annual evaluation process, especially in the conference with the evaluator. (SJL)

Provides background, including Tennessee Education Association involvement, and current status of Tennessee's Comprehensive Education Reform Act. Summarizes national career ladder plans. Identifies key issues: fair evaluation of teachers by statewide process; appropriate state and local roles for teacher evaluation and employment; workability of…

Mary Hatwood Futrell, president of the National Education Association, and Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, discuss educational reform, current problems in education, teacher education, teachers' associations, and the professionalization of teaching. (MT)

With the proposed dissolution of the binary system of higher education in the United Kingdom, the central issue facing faculty unions with diverse memberships and interests is how their future relationships will be structured. Greater cooperation is seen as necessary for protection of the higher education teaching profession. (MSE)

Networks of teachers working with gifted, creative, and talented students help participants overcome feelings of isolation, update skills and knowledge, and share information about successful curriculum innovations. The experience of a network in Connecticut is described with comments about geographical coverage, meeting schedules and agendas, and…

This bibliography deals with astronomy education at all grade levels. Twelve major journals are identified and articles are specified under these categories. Miscellaneous sources are also included. This list was compiled by the American Association of Physics Teachers Astronomy Education Committee. (ML)

Reviews the history of the two teachers' unions, presenting the differences and rivalry between the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. Details their differing responses to the current "excellence" movement. (MD)

With reference to the New Jersey Education Association, the author explains how a local teachers' association can use public relations techniques, especially personal communications, to maintain a positive public image and to educate the community about children and the schools. Suggestions for celebrating American Education week are appended.…

Described are the perceptions of six past presidents of the National Association of Biology Teachers regarding the organization and its growth in the period from 1946 to 1965. These comments were taken from taped statements which are now in the organization's archives. (CW)