XI. Research Study,, 1963-1977
Dates
- 1963-1977
Scope and Contents
Summary: Correspondence, grant proposals, organizational charts, handwritten and typewritten drafts, questionnaires, interviews, forms, charts, AAUP rosters, outlines, published articles, coding manuals, computer printouts.
Documents the design, organization, methodology, and funding of the research study on faculty collective bargaining in New Jersey. Topics include funding proposals; project administration; schedule of research tasks; conceptual categories and analytical model; research questions; data collection scheme; observational methods; interview planning, schedule, sample, and questions; development of the faculty survey questionnaires (faculty statistical profile survey and faculty negotiations survey); coding instructions and coding manual; and final report to funders.
Also includes background materials such as examples of questionnaires used in other studies; published articles on faculty attitudes; directories of codes and abbreviations for labor unions, counties, and municipalities; and notes on Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) labor dispute hearings and decisions.
Folders labeled "Carnegie Proposals" and "OE Proposals" contain Begin's grant proposals which explain the purpose and design of the study. The "Documents" folder contains a chart matching research questions to the relevant source documents. The "Final Report" and "Analysis" folders both contain copies of the document "Analytical Files: Suggested Organization," which details the filing system Begin and his colleagues developed for the project. "OE Report 1/26/73" folder contains Begin's final report on the study for the U.S. Office of Education.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arrangement: Alphabetically by folder title.
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