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Author Carr, John, 1947- author

Title Teachers and teacher unions in a globalised world : history, theory and policy in Ireland / John Carr and Lori Beckett
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 218 pages)
Series Routledge research in education
Routledge research in education
Contents Chapter Co-authors' introduction: Ireland as a prima facie case -- part Part 1 The history of teachers' organising -- chapter 1 Historical revisions -- chapter 2 Introducing Vere Foster (a key figure in Ireland's struggle) -- part Part 2 Theories of teachers organising: the options in edu-politics -- chapter 3 The INTO and activist teachers -- chapter 4 Irish national schools -- part Part 3 The practical politics of teachers' organising -- chapter 5 Ireland in the global neoliberal policy regime -- chapter 6 Teachers' case for the defence
Summary "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. As governments around the world support austerity politics in the face of financial meltdowns, social inequalities, terrorist threats, climate catastrophe, wars and mass migrations, the book questions whether practitioners in teaching and teacher education are succumbing to pressures to dismantle their nation-state systems of education. The authors present a clearly argued case in Ireland for teachers and teacher educators organising to realise their moral and social responsibilities of free and fair schooling for all when it is most needed, as well as insisting on policy debates about a free publicly funded school system. At a time when teachers are feeling overwhelmed with workload and frustrated by the visible turning of events away from the historical record, the book emphasises the importance of practitioner research in informing decisions about a strategic and democratic way forward for education around the globe. Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World will be of great interest to academics and researchers in the field of education, as well as teacher educators, practitioners and policymakers."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 29, 2019)
Subject Teachers' unions -- Ireland
Teachers -- Ireland
Education -- Ireland.
Education and state -- Ireland
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Teachers' unions.
Education and state.
Education.
Education -- Political aspects.
Education -- Research.
Education -- Study and teaching.
Educational change.
Educational leadership.
Teachers.
Teachers -- Training of.
Ireland.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History.
Form Electronic book
Author Beckett, Lori, author
LC no. 2018032970
ISBN 9781315266541
1315266547
9781351970419
1351970410
9781351970426
1351970429
9781351970402
1351970402