Charter School Attitudes and Practices in States with Diverse Public Sector Bargaining Laws: Arizona, Hawai'i, and Minnesota

Autor/inn/en	Fox, Robert A.; Buchanan, Nina K.
Titel	Charter School Attitudes and Practices in States with Diverse Public Sector Bargaining Laws: Arizona, Hawai'i, and Minnesota
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 1 (2006) 1, S.67-84 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
Schlagwörter	Teacher Rights; Charter Schools; School Attitudes; Teacher Participation; School Administration; Collective Bargaining; Unions; Public Sector; Educational Practices; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; Participative Decision Making; Questionnaires; Mail Surveys; Institutional Characteristics; Arizona; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Tarifverhandlung; Öffentlicher Sektor; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Landesrecht; Fragebogen; Erhebungsinstrument
Abstract	Virtually all state charter school legislation addresses teacher rights and working environment. Relationships with teacher unions are either specified in the law, or approval of the charter requires suitable provisions for employee hiring, firing, grievances, etc. Charter school evaluation almost without exception includes some references to these issues. This study uses an online survey to gather information gauging the effect of the ambient union environment on charter school practices and attitudes related to teacher rights and teacher participation in school administration and governance. In the first phase of a projected national study, three states were selected whose public sector collective bargaining environments are very different. Analysis of attitudes, practices, and demographics showed significant differences in views about teacher involvement in school governance, but little difference in views or practices concerning teacher unions in charter schools. Limited survey response resulted in collection methods which will be corrected in an anticipated national study. The online survey method of data collection is discussed. Implications for public policy and future charter school legislation are explored. Further studies should address variations in the impact of union involvement between public, private, and charter schools. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10