Thirty-one educational interest groups which influence government policies in Ontario, Canada, are identified, along with the scope of their concerns and the nature of their resources. The activities and roles of teacher organizations and other professional groups, such as those for school trustees and administrators, are assessed. (PP)

The development, impact, and problems of the General Teaching Council (Scotland) are described. Detailed are teacher registration, exceptional admission to register, teacher probation, investigating and disciplinary aspects, and recommendations on teacher supply and training. (AH)

As the popularity of women's athletics has grown over the past decades, women's athletic programs are beginning to expand, and state advisory groups are being formed. A restructuring of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, to ensure representation of girls' athletics, has resulted in improved understanding and opportunities…

In London on November 16, 1977, 6000 university teachers marched on Parliament in a mass demonstration against government pay policy. Background to the event (unions involved, procedures of salary determination, and government pay policy) is presented along with an outline of events of the day and the aftermath. (MLW)

Based on interviews with teacher's union representatives, teachers, school board officials, and school administrators, this article considers what tenure actually is, how it developed, how much job security it provides, key points in the tenure debate, the role of unions and contract tenure, and the need for tenure laws today. (Author/SJL)

Examines five facets of collective bargaining at community colleges: reasons why community college faculty members have accepted collective bargaining more readily than four-year faculty members; components of the bargaining process; roles of the two bargaining parties; negotiation styles; and the contract components. (JP)

Examines potential effects of teacher activities in professional negotiations and suggests some possible reactions by management. (JD)

This fourth and final article in a series on the history of the New Jersey Education Association focuses on Association activities and educational issues in New Jersey in the 1970s. (SJL)

The Executive Director of the New Jersey Education Association discusses some of the top priorities facing his organization in the coming years. These include educational quality, accountability and testing, tenure, academic standards, and urban schools. (SJL)

This review of the New Jersey Education Association since the 1950s concentrates on actions to improve salaries and gain collective bargaining, strikes, relations with the National Education Association, and the Marburger controversy over educational innovations in the 1960s. (SJL)

Reviews the publishing history of "Teaching of Psychology" from its days as a Division Two (within the American Psychological Association) newsletter to its current role as a leading academic journal. Discusses content, format, and personnel changes from 1950 to the present. Includes a table of editors and publication data. (MJP)

Traces the history of Al Shanker's work in building the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), focusing on his tenure as president of the organization. During his presidency, the AFT won 1,249 elections involving half a million people and added 373 locals to its membership. (SLD)

Although the executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association is expected to announce his candidacy for governor, scant evidence exists that, in either state of federal government, teachers-turned-politicians act as a monolithic force on behalf of education issues. (MLF)