3. TEACHER UNIONS: OUTCOMES AND REFORM INITIATIVES

Abstract

What evidence is available to assess the concrete effects of teacher unions on public schools and to provide a basis for the most reliable conclusions? Other reviews of teacher unions often ask related but different questions that emphasize the institutional context, evolution, and operation of collective bargaining in public schools. Two prominent examples of this genre are Teacher Unions in Schools (Johnson, 1984) and The Changing Idea of a Teachers’ Union (Kerchner & Mitchell, 1988). Other contributions to the present volume offer related perspectives.

Citation

Eberts, R.W., Hollenbeck, K. and Stone, J.A. (2004), "3. TEACHER UNIONS: OUTCOMES AND REFORM INITIATIVES", Henderson, R.D., Urban, W. and Wolman, P. (Ed.) Teacher Unions and Education Policy: Retrenchment of Reform? (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 51-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-358X(04)03003-7