United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society (Jossey-Bass Education Series) [Hardcover]

Charles Taylor Kerchner (Author), Julia E. Koppich (Author), Joseph G. Weeres (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787908290 | ISBN-13: 978-0787908294 | Publication Date: May 12, 1997 | Edition: 1st

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

From the Back Cover

How teacher's unions can serve as advocates of innovative school reform.In this groundbreaking work, the authors make a compelling case for transforming teacher unions to become champions of quality schooling. This new model of teacher unions would be 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, portable pensions, and employment services for teachers. The book maps out new contracting strategies and labor law reforms that would allow unions to be more flexible and responsive to change.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (May 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787908290
• ISBN-13: 978-0787908294
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An important and influential book. Highly recommended!, January 20, 1998

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This review is from: United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society (Jossey-Bass Education Series) (Hardcover)

United Mind Workers is a very stimulating and important book. It is the first book to discuss how to organize teachers and their work differently, and the first book to capture the attention of both major American teachers unions. Already widely influential, it seems destined to play a major role in the current reform movement. I highly recommend it to all interested in the improvement of American education. -- William Boyd, Penn State University