EDF6803

Industrial relations in education

(EDU)

Dr A D Spaull

12 points + 3 hours each day of semester + Summer semester + Clayton + Also available to BEdSt students

Synopsis: Contemporary developments in relations between organised teachers0 groups and their employers, especially in Victoria. Issues include union fragmentation, union government, the systems of industrial relations for teachers, the Workplace Relations Act 1996, enterprise bargaining and award restructuring. Other topics will include the history of teacher unionism; teacher conflict and disputes; women in teacher0s organisations; industrial relations in non-government schools and higher education; industrial law and employment and Federal awards and enterprise agreements for teachers, TAFE teachers and university staff.

Assessment: Individual (or small team) assignment (4000 words): 100%