Commissioned by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), this monograph presents the highlights of the history of organized efforts to improve education for journalism in the United States and to stimulate studies in the field of mass communication. Following brief biographies of the AEJMC founding fathers,…

This document is a summary of a doctoral dissertation that analyzed 65 randomly selected negotiated contracts from school districts from all geographical regions of the country. The main target of the analysis was the determination of provisions that would be used to improve the educational program. All items that could be interpreted as directly…

This document consists of the three issues of the ARTE newsletter published during 1993. This newsletter describes organizational objectives and activities of the Assembly of Rural Teachers of English (ARTE), and presents articles of interest to rural English teachers. Articles discuss: (1) promoting and capitalizing on positive feelings of family…

For more than a year the 2.3 million member National Education Association (NEA) and the 900,000 member American Federation of Teachers (AFT) engaged in merger negotiations. The plan was to bring American teachers together in one union for collective bargaining, political action, and education policy. This report gives a detailed picture of the…

A bargaining process, begun over 10 years ago, is based on problem-solving rather than on adversarial confrontation and uses elements of participative management. It has resulted in outstanding benefits for two school districts. Called "Theory Z bargaining," the process follows a procedure based on each side treating the other with…

These two issues of Theory into Practice, a practical newsletter of the North American Montessori Teachers Association (NAMTA), contains feature articles, upcoming events, and a job bulletin detailing employment opportunities categorized by state and country. The March issue focuses on television's effects and contains an article on the 1st Annual…

This issue contains the following articles and features: (1) "Information for English Teachers"; (2) "The Right to Read in Any Language," by Wilga Rivers; (3) "Applying Theoretical Principles to the Teaching of Reading Comprehension," by Ahuva Weiss; (4) "Social and Economic Influences on English Teaching,"…

The privatization of schools and school services is strenuously opposed by trade unions representing school district employees. This paper examines the opposing arguments advanced by the National Education Association and finds that the objections involve two distinct points: (1) the economic role of profit; and (2) idealism in the schools. The…

Published by the Texas Junior College Teachers Association (TJCTA), this newsletter reviews events affecting Texas' community junior colleges and their faculty, chronicles the efforts and activities of the TJCTA, and provides a forum for discourse on topics in community college education. This document consists of all 25 newsletter issues…

The legal status of tenure rights threatened by financial exigency and the role of the American Association of University Professors in protecting those rights are considered. Accommodations of competing managerial, employee, and institutional interests that must be addressed are also discussed. Court cases are reviewed that deal with managerial…

A survey of National Education Association (NEA) higher education members examined opinions about governance issues, factors that affect quality education, and attitudes about the "new unionism." Characteristics of respondents are summarized and illustrated by characteristics such as median faculty income, length of time in higher…

This document consists of a compilation of 11 issues of the journal "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)," extending from April 1985 through December 1990, a period of 5.5 years. Typical issues contain around 14 articles, usually arranged in 3-4 groups differing with each issue. Typical groups are: "Teaching English to Special…

Published four times a year by the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA), formerly known as the Texas Junior College Teachers Association (TJCTA), this newsletter discusses events affecting Texas community colleges and their faculty, chronicles the efforts and activities of the TCCTA, and provides a forum for discussion of topics…

This document is comprised of four Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) newsletters. The September 2001 issue is entitled "Many Voices, One Goal," and contains the following articles: "Growing Pains, Faculty's Role in Governance," and "AB 1725 and Other War Stories," among others. The issue…

This compilation of reprinted journal and newspaper articles covers the following topics: (1) The Front Lines; (2) Federal Policy; (3) Charter Schools; (4) School Choice; (5) Standards, Tests, and Accountability; (6) Teacher Quality; (7) Curriculum and Content; (8) Higher Education; and (9) Grab Bag. Each section is preceded by commentaries on…