Inside Story of the Teacher Revolution in America

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Here, Don Cameron addresses the compelling story of the teacher revolution that took place in America in the 1960s and 1970s. It gives an insider's view of what happened, how it happened, and who made it happen. It tells why teachers in America organized into unions and became more militant in the 1960s. American teachers had been taken for granted, under appreciated, and underpaid for almost two centuries. When collective bargaining statutes were enacted in many states during the 1960s and 1970s, teachers embraced those laws with gusto and determination. In the process of doing so, they revolutionized the teaching profession and the National Education Association. This story also delves into why and how the NEA changed its philosophy, programs, and structure to accommodate the revolution from within. Overall, The Inside Story of the Teacher Revolution in America gives insights into the character of teachers and the obstacles they have to overcome in order to do their jobs, and provides a historical background of both the value of public education to this country as well as the under valuation of teaching and teachers.For individuals with an interest in teaching and education.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-02-17
Mått:153 x 227 x 12 mm
Vikt:281 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781578861965

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogisk metodik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Don Cameron retired as executive director of the National Education Association (NEA) in 2002, a position he had held since 1983. He was a staff member for the Birmingham Educational Association and later the Michigan Education Association.

Recensioner i media

Don Cameron has written a firsthand account of how and why America's teachers organized and unionized. His description of the status of teachers prior to the teacher revolution of the 1960s and '70s, particularly in Michigan, is compelling and accurate. No less revealing is his characterization of how the National Education Association haltingly handled the education reform movement during the 1980s after publication of President Reagan's Nation at Risk report and the failed merger attempt between NEA and its rival, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The stories are informative and bursting to be told.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 PrefacePart 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 1 Taking Public Education for GrantedChapter 4 2 The Unprofession of TeachingChapter 5 3 Rudely AwakenedChapter 6 4 The Factoryizing of EducationChapter 7 5 The Anvil of DemocracyChapter 8 6 Can't Get No Respect!Chapter 9 7 Tenure Anyone?Chapter 10 8 A Century of Tea and CrumpetsChapter 11 9 The Hundred-Dollar MistakeChapter 12 10 The Michigan Education AssociationChapter 13 11 Unionization In, Administrators OutChapter 14 12 Black and White TogetherChapter 15 13 The Revolution Engulfs NEAChapter 16 14 Taking a Walk in FloridaChapter 17 15 NEA and AFT ClashChapter 18 16 The New York and Florida TangoChapter 19 17 Off to TallahasseeChapter 20 18 Off to WashingtonChapter 21 19 The Politics of EducationChapter 22 20 Meritless PayChapter 23 21 NEA and AFT: An Urge to MergeChapter 24 22 New UnionismChapter 25 23 The Quest to Privatize EducationChapter 26 24 Some Thoughts about the FuturePart 27 IndexPart 28 About the Author