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Unions, Teacher Development, and Professionalism by Robert M. McClure - 1999What it means to be a teacher in most American public schools has
changed during the current “school reform movement,” which began
in the mid-1980s and will probably extend past the turn of the century.
During this time, the ranks of teachers became more female,
mature, experienced, Caucasian, educated, and married. Three other
changes have affected the nature and extent of individual and collective
teacher professionalism: the work of teachers, the culture of the
school, and the views teachers have of themselves as practitioners.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 98, No. 1. |
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- Robert McClure
National Education Association
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Robert M. McClure is Co-director of the Charter Schools Initiative of the National
Education Association.
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