Preventing and Managing Teacher Strikes

William Streshley is Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University, and has had over forty years of experience as an educator. Among his numerous publications, he is the co-author of Top Ten Myths in Education (Scarecrow Education 2000), and a chapter author in The Curriculum Management Audit (Scarecrow Education 1995).

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 About the AuthorChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 The Union and Administration: Collaborators or Gladiators?Chapter 5 Unfulfilled PromisesChapter 6 Fence Straddling: A Recipe for DisasterChapter 7 School Reform and the Evolution of Labor UnionsChapter 8 Launching Collaborative Relations with the Teachers UnionChapter 9 Preparing for Positional Bargaining with the Teachers UnionChapter 10 Preparing for the StrikeChapter 11 Managing the StrikeChapter 12 The Roles and Duties of the AdministrationChapter 13 A Tale of Two Districts: The Birth of a Successful Collaborative ModelChapter 14 Restoring Public Confidence in the Schools: One District's ExperienceChapter 15 Appendix A: Emergency Procedures ManualChapter 16 Appendix B: Emergency Procedures ResolutionChapter 17 Appendix C: Delegation to SuperintendentChapter 18 Appendix D: Emergency Regulations of the Serendipity School DistrictChapter 19 Bibliography