The papers of this proceedings are organized into four parts : religion and education; the politics of urban education; issues in minority education; and concepts of childhood. The first paper in part 1 "I will Declare What He Hath Done for My Soul: Female Conversion Narratives in the Early Nineteenth Century" (V. L. Brereton) explores…

The goal of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Educational Research and Dissemination Program was to establish a model for disseminating, to classroom teachers, research findings on classroom management and teacher effectiveness. This manual was designed for training local AFT union members: (1) to use the manual in their own teaching…

This study examines the effect in Pennsylvania of the increasing use of consultants in public-sector collective bargaining on the bargaining process itself. Following a detailed review of research on both the positive and negative aspects of consultant use in collective bargaining, this paper describes the study's major hypotheses, its school…

Two arguments on the impact of sex and setting in part-time faculty are offered: (1) that men and women come to part-time teaching by somewhat different routes, but once they arrive in a specific setting and encounter similar work and work conditions, the impact of sex is muted; and (2) that there are two important aspects related to work settings…

Members of the National School Boards Association Commission on New Communication in Public School Educational Operations met during the fall of 1987 and winter of 1988 for discussions of the communications issues facing schools and the obstacles to solving them. Out of these talks came a series of broad recommendations on how best to work toward…

A study examined the affiliations between adult basic education programs and business, industry, and unions in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Of the 47 state directors of adult education who returned the mail questionnaire, 31 reported formal affiliations and 5 reported informal affiliations with businesses and/or unions in their…

Based on Project Opportunity (a cooperative project to provide union affiliated women with opportunities for career exploration, job counseling, and continuing education), this handbook is a guide to encourage the establishment of on-going programs whose basic purpose is to expand the educational and career development opportunities for working…

This paper discusses the development of library cooperation and the centralization of library services in East Africa (i.e., Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda). Included are descriptions of interlibrary lending arrangements, the role of library associations, the education of professional librarians and the training of library paraprofessionals,…

Labor continues to be an important factor in increased productivity. Mounting evidence shows that unionized workers are more productive than nonunionized workers and that unionization increases productivity in an establishment. Technological advances have resulted in jobs that require more technical preparation than a high school diploma or…

"Dialogue" is a review of labor-management cooperation in public education, whose goal is to provide teachers, administrators, school boards, and labor relations practitioners with analyses of critical issues, information about current projects, reviews of relevant literature, and a variety of special features. Each issue is generally…

Employment rights of part-time faculty and legal and collective bargaining issues are discussed, with attention to tenure rights and job security, due process, and equal treatment. The part-time faculty contract may provide some employment continuity by incorporating seniority provisions, access to fractional tenure, and other protective clauses.…

Future societal trends and implications for the college union and student activities profession are considered. Ten major trends identified by John Naisbitt in his recent book "Megatrends" are used as focal points. Attention is directed to shifts from: an industrial society to an information society; forced technology to high tech/high touch; a…

The responsibility for graduate education and the power and authority structure among graduate deans, college or school deans, departments, and faculty were studied using a sample of 338 schools. Attention was directed to the following concerns: institutional characteristics that are related to the organization and administration of graduate…

This study tests the fit of competing models of strike causes on a sample of public school districts in New York. The models are based on differing assumptions. One is that strikes are the result of mistakes or imperfect information; the other is that strikes are rational choices made in expectation of gain. The differences in these views are…

This pamphlet provides information necessary to analyze existing grievance procedures and sets forth principles to guide the formulation of a more effective grievance process. The introduction defines the grievance procedure in a contractual contest, describes its benefits to management, union members, and private citizens; and briefly reviews key…