Teacher Unions, Social Movements and the Politics of Education in Asia: South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines

ISBN-13: 9781138737341 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 354 str.

John P. Synott

Opis

This title was first published in 2003:A detailed investigation of the emergence of the National Teachers Union of Korea, tracing its struggle for educational reform. The book explores the workings of the Korean education system in the context of national and global development and examines the historical experiences that have shaped the modern South Korean nation. Revealing international comparisons are also drawn through analyses of the emergence of reformist teacher movements in Taiwan and the Philippines.

Recenzje

'...a very welcome addition to the thin, almost non-existent literature on teacher unions in Asia.' Globalisation, Societies and Education

Spis treści

1: Teacher Union Studies in Asian and International Contexts; 2: A Narrative Account of the Chunkyojo Movement in South Korea; 3: Cultural and Historical Roots of the Teachers’ Union Movement in South Korea; 4: The Social Construction of Teacher Identity in South Korea; 5: Development and Education in South Korea: Models and Contexts; 6: Development, Schools and Teachers in South Korea; 7: Industrial Relations for South Korean Teachers; 8: Militarism and National Reunification in School Education; 9: Taiwan: Coalition of Teachers to Establish a New Nation; 10: Teachers for Social Justice and Liberation in the Philippines; 11: Educational Social Movements in Asia: Pathways to the Future

O autorze

John P. Synott