Paper delivered at a meeting of professors of higher education held in conjunction with, but not as an official part of, the National Conference of the American Association for Higher Education (Chicago, March 1969).

This report presents basic data collected from 68 retirement systems on major legal provisions of state and local retirement systems to which teachers belong. The overview contains information on: (1) membership in state and local systems; (2) creditable service eligibility from prior service, military service, in-state nonteaching service, and…

This booklet is a compilation of statistical data relating to professional education associations in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as the Overseas Education Association and the Student National Education Association. The various tables are intended to provide a concise overview of the goals, programs, policies,…

A GRIEVANCE IS A CHARGE THAT A POLICY AFFECTING WORKING CONDITIONS IS INADEQUATE OR HAS BEEN VIOLATED. TEACHER GRIEVANCE COMPLAINTS ARE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH TEACHING LOAD, CLASS SIZE, PROMOTION, FACILITIES, SALARIES, AND TEACHER EVALUATION. GRIEVANCES USUALLY OCCUR IN A STRATIFIED EMPLOYMENT SETTING AND RESULT FROM POOR FORMULATION OR…

This book discusses collective bargaining in Catholic schools. The topics covered include the background of teacher unions in Catholic schools, how unions get started, the process of collective bargaining, the teacher contract, and the effects of unions on Catholic school personnel. A glossary and seven-page bibliography complete the document.…

THIS MONOGRAPH IS AN EXPANDED VERSION OF AN ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE MID-WINTER INSTITUTE ON JANUARY 25, 1967. THE DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. THE MAJOR ISSUES COVERED INCLUDE--(1) THE FORCES GENERATING THE…

Recent activities of the National Education Association, state teachers' associations, and various local teachers' associations indicate that states which do not now have them should adopt statutes regarding collective negotiations. This report analyzes the laws of 17 states which do have such statutes. The recent New York act, one of the newest…

This volume on impasse resolution in school bargaining is the third in a 4-part study of collective action by public school teachers. It represents an intensive study of 8 school districts chosen from a sample of 80 in which true impasses occurred prior to June 1965. The substance of the 8 case studies, based on data collected from questionnaires,…

This position paper covers possible problems of collective bargaining. (1) The two sides should not bring prejudgments of good or bad to the negotiating table. (2) Neither side should exaggerate its strength or minimize its weakness. (3) Neither side should confuse intransigence with firmness. (4) The composition of each team must be carefully…

Representatives of teacher associations in 17 countries address four basic questions concerning educational change in their countries: (1) What are the most significant pressures for educational change in your country at this time? (2) What are some of the reactions of your members to these pressures? (3) What have been some of the major pressures…

The document discusses teacher-centered inservice teacher education. It describes how local associations of teachers can get together to insure that inservice education will reflect their needs, answer their questions, and help with their specific problems. An outline is presented for a model conference to plan such a program. (CD)

The document lists the 266 institutions of higher education, with 431 campuses, where faculty members have named agents to represent them. The list of agents includes: American Association of University Professors (AAUP), National Education Association (NEA), AAUP-NEA coalition, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) (AFL-CIO), NEA-AFT, and…