The essence of the principal's problem with negotiations is expressed in the scriptural phrasing of this vignette. (Editor)

Describes the tenets of proper preparation for collective bargaining with teachers and emphasizes the principal's role in the procedure. (Author/IRT)

Author revealed the findings of Task Force '74, i.e., the problems American education will face in the next 25 years are problems the country has not dealt with before: declining school enrollment, aging teaching staff, and general decline of interest in education. (Editor/RK)

The author presents four reasons why principals should not belong to unions. He believes that competition among principals ultimately improves the educational process. (MD)

This author discusses the five elements in the pattern of emerging education legislation. As more states develop laws governing collective bargaining, they will look to the states that have blazed the way, as outlined here. (Editor)

If the ancient Roman triumph slaves existed today, one would be stationed in the crowd at public meetings to provide school board members with accurate information on educational issues. (JM)

The middle and late Sixties saw a proliferation of opinions on roles and responsibilities of the principal in the collective negotiations mileau. An increased number of empirical studies have been conducted and reported in educational literature in the last five years from which this article evolved. (Author/RK)

A checklist of tips principals can use to communicate with their various publics during collective bargaining and teacher strikes. (PKP)

Presents a team-management bargaining model, which gives school principals a more central role. The five steps in the model include contract item analysis, negotiating team membership, contract administration, strike management, and poststrike administration. (Author/WD)

The author contends that conditions for principals in regard to collective bargaining are very similar to the conditions preceding the teachers' push for power in the Sixties. He alerts superintendents to the possible ramifications of the situation. (Editor)

The success or failure of any negotiated agreement depends on the reciprocal support between boards and their administrators. (Author/MLF)

Because of the growing influence of teachers' unions in an environment unresponsive to teachers' needs, the teachers of the future could gain importance as problem solvers and professionals. (JW)