The comparative politics of education : teachers unions and education systems around the world / edited by Terry Moe, Stanford University ; Susanne Wiborg, UCL Institute of Education, College of London.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moe, Terry M., editor.

Wiborg, Susanne, editor.

Cambridge University Press

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers' unions--Cross-cultural studies.

Teachers' unions.

Comparative education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 339 pages) : illustration.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Terry M. Moe and Susanne Wiborg

2. Teachers unions in the United States: the politics of blocking / Terry M. Moe

3. Teacher unions in England: the end is nigh? / Susanne Wiborg

4. Teacher unionism in France: making fundamental reform an impossible quest? / Michael Dobbins

5. Teacher unions in Germany: fragmented competitors / Rita Nikolai, Kendra Briken, and Dennis Niemann

6. Teachers unions in the Nordic countries: solidarity and the politics of self interest / Susanne Wiborg

7. Teachers' unions in Japan: the frustration of permanent opposition / Robert W. Aspinall

8. Teachers' unions in Mexico: the politics of patronage / Christopher Chambers-Ju and Leslie Finger

9. Teacher unions in India: diverse and powerful / Tara Béteille, Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, and Mohammadd Muzammil

10. The comparative politics of education: teachers unions and education systems across the world / Terry M. Moe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781316717653 (electronic bk.)

1316717658 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99995656002

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.