This paper contains a review of the research to date on the impact of collective bargaining in elementary and secondary education. The areas reviewed include the impact of collective bargaining on wages, salary structures, class size, resource allocations, and decision-making processes in the school systems. Other areas covered relate bargaining to the use of impasse procedures and strike activity. The issues of scope in collective bargaining and public participation are also examined, as is the impact of bargaining on teacher-student contact and teacher morale. A number of problems with the current research in these areas is discussed, including problems of definition and methodology. The final part of the paper is an indepth analysis of recommendations for the directions of future research. Research priorities are delineated, along with estimates of research feasibility in various areas. (Author)