A Look Back: Teacher unions, quality, and professionalism, as seen in Kappan. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Preston, Teresa
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 101:Number 6(2020)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Teacher -- professionalism -- teacher union -- collective bargaining -- Albert Shanker -- teacher quality; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721720909579
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

The nature of the teaching profession has been a frequent topic in Phi Delta Kappan. Teresa Preston reviews what Kappan authors have written about the meaning of professionalism in teaching, how teacher unions and collective bargaining have contributed to perceptions of the profession, and how teacher quality has been defined .