
Campus Unions
Organized Faculty and Graduate Students in U.S. Higher Education, ASHE Higher Education Report
Timothy Reese Cain(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 24. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-119-45327-7 (ISBN)
Description
With roughly 25% of those teaching college classes belonging to a union, higher education is one of the most heavily organized industries in the United States. Substantial research-based literature exists as scholars have been studying the topic for a half of a century.
Following an overview of its history and context, this monograph synthesizes and analyzes the existing research on faculty and graduate student unionization. It points to evolving understandings of faculty attitudes regarding collective bargaining and the findings on the relationships between unionization and compensation, satisfaction, procedural protections, organizational effectiveness, and related issues for tenure-line faculty. Additional chapters consider the more limited research on non-tenure-line faculty and graduate student instructors. As such, this monograph illuminates the accepted understandings, contested arguments, and the substantial gaps in understandings that remain.
This is the third issue of the 43rd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Following an overview of its history and context, this monograph synthesizes and analyzes the existing research on faculty and graduate student unionization. It points to evolving understandings of faculty attitudes regarding collective bargaining and the findings on the relationships between unionization and compensation, satisfaction, procedural protections, organizational effectiveness, and related issues for tenure-line faculty. Additional chapters consider the more limited research on non-tenure-line faculty and graduate student instructors. As such, this monograph illuminates the accepted understandings, contested arguments, and the substantial gaps in understandings that remain.
This is the third issue of the 43rd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
More details
Series
Edition
Volume 43, Number 3
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-45327-7 (9781119453277)
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Person
Timothy Reese Cain is an associate professor in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia.
Content
Executive Summary 7
Foreword 12
Acknowledgements 15
Introduction 16
About This Monograph 21
History and Context 25
Historical Backdrop 26
Current Landscape 36
National Organizations 38
Conclusion 41
The Attitudes and Voting Behaviors of Tenure-Line Faculty 42
Early Considerations of Attitudes and Attributes 43
Economic and Noneconomic Factors in the 1980s 50
Small-Scale Studies in the 1990s 53
Lessened Attention in the 21st Century 56
Conclusion 60
Effects of Tenure-Line Faculty Unions 61
Compensation 62
Tenure, Grievance Procedures, and Retrenchment Policies 80
Governance and Faculty Influence 88
Collegiality and Campus Relationships 95
Satisfaction 98
Other Effects of Faculty Unionization 101
Conclusion 103
Non-Tenure-Line and Part-Time Faculty Unionization 106
Background and Setting 107
Research on Non-Tenure-Line and Part-Time Faculty Unions 109
Conclusion 117
Graduate Student Unionization 119
Background and Setting 119
Research on Graduate Student Unions 122
Conclusion 130
Current Understandings and Future Directions 132
Overview of Existing Research 133
Needed Additional Studies 138
Looking Forward 139
References 143
Name Index 165
Subject Index 171
About the Author 174
Foreword 12
Acknowledgements 15
Introduction 16
About This Monograph 21
History and Context 25
Historical Backdrop 26
Current Landscape 36
National Organizations 38
Conclusion 41
The Attitudes and Voting Behaviors of Tenure-Line Faculty 42
Early Considerations of Attitudes and Attributes 43
Economic and Noneconomic Factors in the 1980s 50
Small-Scale Studies in the 1990s 53
Lessened Attention in the 21st Century 56
Conclusion 60
Effects of Tenure-Line Faculty Unions 61
Compensation 62
Tenure, Grievance Procedures, and Retrenchment Policies 80
Governance and Faculty Influence 88
Collegiality and Campus Relationships 95
Satisfaction 98
Other Effects of Faculty Unionization 101
Conclusion 103
Non-Tenure-Line and Part-Time Faculty Unionization 106
Background and Setting 107
Research on Non-Tenure-Line and Part-Time Faculty Unions 109
Conclusion 117
Graduate Student Unionization 119
Background and Setting 119
Research on Graduate Student Unions 122
Conclusion 130
Current Understandings and Future Directions 132
Overview of Existing Research 133
Needed Additional Studies 138
Looking Forward 139
References 143
Name Index 165
Subject Index 171
About the Author 174