Despite the growing media attention paid to charter-school unions, comparatively little
empirical research exists. Drawing on interview data from two cities (Detroit, MI, and New …

In this paper, we draw upon in-depth interviews with teachers and administrators in 18
unionized charter schools around the country to investigate teachers' motivations for …

This narrative study examines a failed attempt to unionise an urban charter school. To
investigate why this effort failed, I construct two competing 'stories of the school'–the …

In this mixed methods study, charter school teachers in Idaho were surveyed and
interviewed regarding perceptions of job satisfaction and factors that informed their …

Recent charter school enrollment trends suggest that many parents are choosing to enroll
students in charter schools instead of traditional public schools, even though data indicate …

This thesis is a critical policy ethnography (CPE) of school leaders in three low socio-
economic indicator (SEI) government schools in Western Australia (WA) that have achieved …

Abstract The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is one of the most influential political
organizations in Illinois. Like other political organizations, the CTU influences policy through …

This chapter presents the experiences of teachers in a charter school and examines the
consequences they faced when they decided to unionize. The Charter Schools Act of 1992 …

This dissertation is a qualitative-based program evaluation that explored the existing charter
school accountability measures, processes, and oversight systems of the California …

1994. The stated rationale for charter schools was that parents and students needed more
choice within the public education system (Alberta Education, 2011). However, at the time …