As part of an ongoing three-year investigation into the effects of declining enrollment and reduction in force (RIF) on teachers, this paper explores: (1) teacher acceptance of exclusive administrative control over performance evaluations, and (2) teacher preferences for colleague input into the evaluation process. A sample of 85 schools was drawn…

Through the descriptive use of statistical data, this paper explores inequalities between men and women teachers that may be exacerbated by the problem of declining enrollment in Ontario. Defining education in Canada as an internally segregated profession, the authors assess role differentiation between men and women, the situation of women in the…

A survey of all Ontario's school boards and a random sample of 1,062 teachers was used to assess the effects of declining enrollment on the capability of school boards to offer programs of recognized quality. School boards were provided actual and projected enrollment figures on which to base their responses. While only one third of the boards has…

Through an examination of recent trends in collective agreement provisions and a discussion of negotiation strategy, this paper attempts to forecast what the conditions of employment might contribute to education costs in Ontario in the immediate future. Conditions-of-employment clauses are analyzed according to their effect upon staffing needs…