John Carr, Lori Beckett

Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World

History, theory and policy in Ireland

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Produktbeschreibung

Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World asks a series of pressing questions of teacher educators, teachers and teacher unions worldwide in this era of global capitalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781138290112
• ISBN-10: 1138290114
• Artikelnr.: 53068005

Autorenporträt

Lori Beckett, PhD was the inaugural Winifred Mercier Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, now retired, and works with the Vere Foster Trust. John Carr, MA (Ed) is the immediate past General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), now retired, and chairs the Vere Foster Trust.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword chapter by Gary McCulloch (UCL Institute of Education)
Co-authors' Introduction: Ireland as a prima facie case
Section Essay for Part 1: the history of teachers' organising
1. Historical revisions
2. Introducing Vere Foster [a key figure in Ireland's struggle]
Section Essay for Part 2: Theories of teachers organising: The options in
edu-politics
3. The INTO & activist teachers
4. Irish national schools
Section Essay for Part 3: the practical politics of teachers' organising
5. Ireland in the global neoliberal policy regime
6. Teachers' case for the defence
Co-authors' Conclusion: The rebuttal
Afterword chapter by Bob Lingard (University of Queensland)
List of references