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THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND BOARD MEMBERS CONCERNING THE OUTCOMES OF TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN NEBRASKA
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of teachers, superintendents, and board members concerning the outcomes of collective bargaining in Nebraska school districts. A 77-item questionnaire was used to gather data for this study. The questionnaire was mailed to a representative sample of 450 teachers, 75 superintendents, and 75 board members in selected school districts in Nebraska. An analysis of variance was conducted on the responses using the F-ratio to determine significant differences between the group means. The Tukey test was used to determine which group means differed significantly from one another. The major findings of the study indicated that in general elementary and secondary teachers had different perceptions toward the outcomes of collective bargaining than superintendents or board members with teachers being somewhat more positive in their perceptions. The differences were more a matter of degree than of actual opposing opinions, however. All three groups felt that teacher/superintendent/board relations had improved and that board power had increased as a result of collective bargaining, whereas public opinion toward teachers and education had diminished. Neither gender, experience on a bargaining team, nor teaching as the major source of family income were determining factors in teachers' perceptions. Teachers and superintendents with 16-20 years of experience were more positive in their perceptions toward the outcomes of collective bargaining. Recommendations based on the findings and conclusions of this study included: (a) a study of the public's perceptions toward the outcomes of collective bargaining; (b) the inclusion of principals as one of the groups in a study similar to this one; (c) career ladders, merit pay, and differentiated staffing included among the issues in a similar study; (d) a longitudinal study to determine the mitigating effect of educational experience; and finally, (e) a study concerning the economic costs of the collective bargaining process.
Subject Area
School administration
Recommended Citation
STAVER, RICHARD G, "THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND BOARD MEMBERS CONCERNING THE OUTCOMES OF TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN NEBRASKA" (1986). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8706251.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8706251