United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society

Author:   Charles Taylor Kerchner ,  Julia E. Koppich ,  Joseph G. Weeres
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
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9780787908294


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 April 1997
Format:   Hardback
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This new model of teacher unions is organized around issues of quality teaching and professional development, as well as economic fairness. The authors propose strategies for expanding the influence of unions by involving them in the setting of educational standards, evaluating teacher performance, and promoting career security. The authors have established United Mind Workers web pages that contain portions of the book, research reports, and work in progress as well as links to other labor and teacher reform web pages and links to the authors' electronic mail boxes. For the web pages, go to: www.cgu.edu. Click on FACULTY, then Kerchner.

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Author:   Charles Taylor Kerchner ,  Julia E. Koppich ,  Joseph G. Weeres
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.479kg
ISBN:  

9780787908294


ISBN 10:   0787908290
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 April 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I: A Post-Industrial Unionism. 1. Organizing the Other Half of Teaching. 2. From Siege Mentality to Transformational Vision.Part II: The Quest for Quality. 3. Improving the Craft of Teaching. 4. Upgrading Educational Standards. 5. Evaluating the Work of Peers. Part III: New Union-Management Agreements. 6. Reforming the District-Wide Contract. 7. Establishing School-Based Compacts. Part IV: Tasks for the Future. 8. Strengthening the Market for Teachers. 9. Creating New Representation Roles for Unions. 10. Reforming the Labor Law. 11. Organizing for the Knowledge Era.

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-A must-read for all educators, management and union leaders....[T]his is a remarkably thought-provoking work.- --School Business Affairs


A must-read for all educators, management and union leaders....[T]his is a remarkably thought-provoking work. --School Business Affairs


A must-read for all educators, management and union leaders....[T]his is a remarkably thought-provoking work. --School Business Affairs -A must-read for all educators, management and union leaders....[T]his is a remarkably thought-provoking work.- --School Business Affairs


Author Information

CHARLES TAYLOR KERCHNER is a professor of education at the Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California and a noted authority on teacher unionism and post-industrial education. JULIA E. KOPPICH served until recently on the faculty of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley and as director of Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). She is now managing partner of a new educational consulting firm in Berkeley, California and also serves as associate professor of education at the Claremont Graduate School. JOSEPH G. WEERES is professor of education at the Claremont Graduate School and specializes in the impact of technology on educational policy. Kerchner and Weeres live in Claremont, California and Koppich in Berkeley, California.

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