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The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions: Stories for Resistance
L. Weiner (Ed.)
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Description for The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions: Stories for Resistance
Hardback. Public education's character is increasingly under assault as privatization of education is advanced. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher's union leaders from around the world fuses insights with background and analysis to make real the goal of quality education for all the world's children. Editor(s): Weiner, Lois; Compton, Mary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Public education's character is increasingly under assault as privatization of education is advanced. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher's union leaders from around the world fuses insights with background and analysis to make real the goal of quality education for all the world's children.
Public education's character is increasingly under assault as privatization of education is advanced. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher's union leaders from around the world fuses insights with background and analysis to make real the goal of quality education for all the world's children.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230606319
SKU
V9780230606319
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99-15
About L. Weiner (Ed.)
Mary Compton is Past President of the UK National Union of Teachers, the largest teacher union in Europe, and currently isa practicing classroom teacher of modern languages and English as well as a trade union activist. Lois Weiner is Professor, Elementary and Secondary Education, New Jersey City University and the author of the AERA award-winning book Preparing Teachers for Urban ... Read more
Reviews for The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions: Stories for Resistance
"In a time of attacks on the entire public sphere, we need to hear the voices of articulate defenders of more democratic visions. No institution can claim to be democratic when its employees are treated with disrespect. Compton and Weiner have produced a powerful collection that helps restore these voices and helps us understand why they are so deserving of ... Read more