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Teacher Unions in Public Education Politics, History, and the Future

Edited by Nina Bascia

TEACHER UNIONS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

Copyright © Nina Bascia 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-43618-4 All rights reserved.

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First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.

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Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-68346-8 ISBN 978-1-137-42656-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137426567 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teacher unions in public education : politics, history, and the future / edited by Nina Bascia. pages cm Includes index. 1. Teachers’ unions—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Public schools— Cross-cultural studies. I. Bascia, Nina. LB2844.52.T43 2015 331.88'113711—dc23 2014050082 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: July 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Contents

List of Tables and Figures 1 Perspectives on Teacher Unions: History, Discourse, and Renewal Nina Bascia

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Part I: Histories 2 Gender and Status: Ontario Teachers’ Associations in the Nineteenth Century Harry Smaller 3 Defending Teachers’ Rights and Promoting Public Education: Evolving and Emerging Union Strategies within a Globalized Neoliberal Context Wendy Poole 4 Remembering, Reimagining, and Reviving Social Justice Teacher Unionism Cindy Rottmann, Larry Kuehn, Christine Stewart, Jane Turner, and James Chamberlain

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Part II: Discourses 5 Fragility and Volatility in Teacher Union–Governmental Relations Nina Bascia and Pamela Osmond-Johnson 6 Model Citizen or Bad Influence? The Contested Nature of Teachers’ Public Activism Katy Swalwell 7 The Formal and Informal Contexts of Union Socialization Ben Pogodzinski

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Part III: Renewal 8 Classroom, Community, and Contract: A New Framework for Building Moral Legitimacy and Member Activism in Teacher Unions Kara Popiel 9 Why and How a Teacher Union Supports Autonomous Teacher Professional Development in an Age of New Managerialism Charlie Naylor 10 Crossing Boundaries to Support Strategic Foresight Jean-Claude Couture 11 Education Reform in England and the Emergence of Social Movement Unionism: The National Union of Teachers in England Howard Stevenson and Justine Mercer

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12 The Teachers’ Trifecta: Democracy, Social Justice, Mobilization Lois Weiner

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13 Conclusion Nina Bascia

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List of Contributors

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Index

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List of Tables and Figures

Tables Table 4-1

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