The research reported here, on teacher contract negotiations, was conducted in response to the observation that teachers' bargaining agents are frequently uncertain about the aspirations, goals, and commitments of those they represent. It describes a short questionnaire that may be used in teacher contract negotiations to assess what the…

Boards of education should undertake the process of devising acceptable grievance procedures with great care and with the most expert advice available. A sensible, workable, and fair system is most likely to evolve if the board takes the initiative rather than waiting for demands by the teachers' associations. (WM)

This report discusses the types, development, and dynamics of school disputes, and indicates when intervention can bring them to satisfactory resolutions. The format is essentially a casebook of various kinds of disputes and dispute-causing issues. Two kinds of school disputes are emphasized: school-community and internal organizational. The final…

Unionization of college and university faculty is one of the few areas of growth in higher education, say these dialogue participants. They discuss whether the institution can survive collective bargaining or whether it can survive without it. (Editor/LBH)

Speech presented at the 54th annual NASSP Convention. (EJS)

This document reports on a study conducted in six European countries -- Denmark, England, France, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden -- and suggests ways to implement Statewide negotiations in the United States. The author first provides an overview of negotiations in the United States and then gives a country-by-country analysis of salary negotiations.…

Reviews various ways of resolving collective bargaining impasses in education. Discusses mediation, fact finding, and arbitration and concludes that none has prevented teacher strikes. Binding arbitration is called for as a legislative remedy. (Author/JG)

Discusses proposed Congressional legislation that would assign to the Federal Government the role of final arbitrator between school boards and teachers. (JF)

This document contains edited presentations given during a conference on teacher negotiations and solutions to impasse in Rhode Island. The principal speakers were Henry J. Nardone, chairman of the Elementary and Secondary Education Sub-Committee of the Board of Regents; Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General for Rhode Island; and Dr. Peter…

Drawing on their experiences and the experiences of others, the authors discuss the personnel, issues, strategies, and procedures involved in collective negotiation. Specific guidelines are offered covering (1) the roles of the school board, the chief school administrator, and the teachers in negotiations; (2) preparations for negotiations; (3)…

This handbook presents a number of countermeasures through which boards may more adequately defend the public interest in control of public schools as the demands of militant teacher organizations continue to escalate. The first two sections of the book contain the historical and legal background; parts III, IV, and V present a complete and…

Recognizing that collective negotiations in public education is still in a trial and error stage and that there is a need for clarification of the more important aspects of negotiation, this book provides a practical guide for teachers and teacher organizations that meet, confer, and bargain with school boards. The steps involved in collective…

The fifth in a series of annual bibliographies, this collection represents an attempt to survey the literature of the field regarding faculty and nonfaculty in public and private colleges and universities. Primarily a source of current references for the year 1976, it also includes pre-1976 references in fields that are of particular interest but…