Reveals that collective bargaining is controlled primarily by various political forces rather than by the actual exchange at the negotiating table. Political forces also partially control the relationship between the principal negotiators and set the limits within which they can bargain, thus largely determining the decisions made. (Author/IRT)

A new style of administration is evolving in community colleges that promises leadership under collective bargaining. As experience is gained with unions, administrators will become more skilled in leadership techniques that require mature administrative thought, psychological adjustment, administrative team-building, and political acumen. (RC)

In Scandinavia, student welfare needs are usually met by student unions financed independently of the institution. This article describes the different organizational structures and functions of Scandinavian unions in an effort to stimulate alternatives to traditional American student service delivery systems. (Author)

The Nigerian national bibliography, its development, coverage, scope, format, frequency and currency of publication, cataloging, and standards are discussed as are access to national collections through union lists and library automation in relation to bibliographic control. (MBR)

Thirty-two legislative issues that public institutions should address while devising their legislative programs or reviewing a proposed public employees' collective bargaining bill are presented. The article concludes with a brief discussion of administrative rule-making and other alternatives to legislative treatment of these issues. (LBH)

Describes Federal efforts to improve and expand apprenticeship opportunities: (1) Concentrate on industries other than construction, (2) improve the Federal-State partnership in apprenticeship, (3) establish Community Apprenticeships Councils, (4) start industry promotion campaigns, and (5) encourage apprenticeship in the Federal government. (WL)

For the first time in Illinois, the state supreme court has addressed the question of the legal limitations on the power of public bodies to bargain with their employee unions. These decisions held unenforceable specific agreements contained in collective bargaining contracts because their terms infringed on the public body's statutory…

Education must cope with the problems created by the knowledge explosion; develop delivery systems that are more flexible, more easily accessible, and more readily adaptable to individual needs and interests; and become more cost-effective. (Author/IRT)

States Norwegian Nazi leader, Vidkun Quisling, attempted to control dissenting Norwegian teachers by developing a compulsory union. Reports Nazi beliefs centered on controlling teachers, curriculum, and textbooks as a key to success. Notes Norwegian teachers' refusal to comply with the union scheme stymied Norwegian Nazi leaders' plans for…

Surveys the degree to which the managerial subjectivity predominates in composition studies, distorting the field's understanding of "materialism" and "critique" to the point that it consistently attempts to offer "solutions" to its "labor problem" without accounting for the historical reality of organized academic labor. Claims that "change" in…

Lengthy and complex argument in support of "A Nation at Risk" report's recommendations on improving teacher quality that largely centers on considering more flexible, market-driven teacher recruitment, training, and compensation alternatives to the regulation-bound, establishment-controlled teacher professionalism movement. (PKP)

The political trend toward holding down the labor costs associated with public education continues unabated. Until elected officials are prepared to fund the high cost of quality education--including improving instructional wages and benefits in a significant way--dissatisfaction and frustration will continue to plague the bargaining process for…

Provides excerpts from the six-part history of the United Federation of Teachers, New York City to show that most of the day-to-day rights and dignities teachers now take for granted once had to be wrested from a reluctant and uncooperative system. Suggests that the struggle to maintain these rights is continuing. (GR)

Data from the U.S. Current Population Survey and the Schools and Staffing Survey indicate that the average public school teacher is 42 years old, female, and white, with a bachelor's degree, 15 years of teaching experience, and an annual salary of $39,346. About 74 percent of teachers surveyed plan to stay in teaching as long as possible, 69…

California school employee unions' objective is the enhancement of wages and hours for their members. School districts and unions need to participate in some form of collaborative (nonadversarial) bargaining. Lists steps a district might follow to handle the negotiations process from an educational point of view; that is, support and enhance…