The Problem. The problem of this study was to determine what, if any, gains have been made by teachers in the curriculum decision-making process through collective bargaining under Section 447, Florida Statutes, since 1975. The sources of the data are the 1975 and 1979-80 contracts of the eleven Group 1 Florida School Districts: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Leon, Palm Beach, Orange, Pinellas, and Sarasota. / Purpose. The intent of this descriptive study is to call attention to the curriculum area of bargaining which should concern teachers, administrators, students, parents, and the general public and to suggest possibilities for future bargaining sessions. / Methodology. Using a list of seventy-four curriculum-instruction items determined from previous studies, the 1975 and 1979-80 contracts were studied for inclusion of the items. Items were also categorized by language as In-Mandatory, In-Permissive, or Vague and by subject matter as belonging to the domains of Goals, Technology, Formal Structure, and Environment. / Findings. In all of the contracts, there was only a net gain of five curriculum-instruction items. Eighteen items appeared in none of the contracts while seven were in every contract. More items were in the Structure domain, followed by Technology and then Environment; no items were related to Goals. There was very little permissive language and almost no vague language. / Conclusions. Although the contracts indicate only a net gain of five curriculum-instruction items in five years, there still appears to be movement toward more teacher participation in curriculum decision-making as evidenced through the appearance of curriculum committees and other provisions for teacher decision-making. / Recommendations. There is definite need for further study as contracts are renegotiated and refined so that true trends might be identified. A consensus management approach through bargaining is recommended with avenues for parent, student, and citizen participation as well as that of teachers and administrators. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2418. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74490 |
| Contributors | PETERSON, ANGELA J., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 213 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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