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Study of the attitudes of educational leaders in West Virginia toward collective bargaining and selected demographic variables

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to determine if significant variances exist among the attitudes of educational leaders in West Virginia toward collective bargaining and what influences certain demographic variables might have as predictors of attitudes. Eight categories of educational leaders were included in this study, with membership determined by employment or organizational position held. Twenty-one items concerning demographic information were included to gather pertinent background material. Data were collected by mail survey using a Likert Scale. The data were analyzed as follows: differences across categories of leaders were tested using the one-way analysis of variance, and predictors of attitudes were sought with a multiple regression and a Scheffe test. The results indicated that there were significant differences between groups in relation to attitudes toward collective bargaining and certain demographic variables at the .05 level of significance.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ed. D.
Level thesis:degree_level
doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education Administration
Department dc:contributor.department
Education Administration
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1986

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • McPherson, Michael W.
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Underwood, Kenneth E.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Holland, Carl
  • Fortune, Jimmie C.
  • McKeen, Ronald L.
  • Richards, Robert R.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49831
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/49831

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McPherson, Michael W.. Study of the attitudes of educational leaders in West Virginia toward collective bargaining and selected demographic variables. doctoral thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49831