Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World

Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World asks a series of pressing questions of teacher educators, teachers and teacher unions worldwide in this era of global capitalism.

Lori Beckett, PhD was the inaugural Winifred Mercier Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, now retired, and works with the Vere Foster Trust. John Carr, MA (Ed) is the immediate past General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), now retired, and chairs the Vere Foster Trust.

Foreword chapter by Gary McCulloch (UCL Institute of Education) Co-authors' Introduction: Ireland as a prima facie case Section Essay for Part 1: the history of teachers' organising Historical revisions Introducing Vere Foster [a key figure in Ireland's struggle] Section Essay for Part 2: Theories of teachers organising: The options in edu-politics The INTO & activist teachers Irish national schools Section Essay for Part 3: the practical politics of teachers' organising Ireland in the global neoliberal policy regime Teachers' case for the defence Co-authors' Conclusion: The rebuttal Afterword chapter by Bob Lingard (University of Queensland) List of references