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 andanalysis to make real the goal of quality education for all the world's children.

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Yes, you can access The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions by L. Weiner, M. Compton, L. Weiner,M. Compton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Teacher Training. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2008

ISBN

9780230611702

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Teacher Training

Cover
The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions Stories for Resistance
Contents
Vignettes
Acknowledgments
Part I Neoliberalism, Teachers, and Teaching Understanding the Assault
Part 2 Neoliberalism’s Global Footprint
Part 3 The Need for Unions to Defend Public Education
Part 4 Teaching, a Profession under Attack
Part 5 Neoliberalism, Inequality, and Teacher Unions
Part 6 Going on the Offensive