1st Edition

Industrial Relations in Education Transforming the School Workforce

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

All phases of education from pre-school to post-compulsory, in virtually all parts of the world, have experienced unprecedented reform and restructuring in recent years. Restructuring has largely been driven by a global agenda that has promoted the development of human capital as the key to economic competitiveness in the global market. This book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach drawing... Read more

Acknowledgements  1. Teachers’ Work and Teacher Unions: The Global Context  2. Transforming the School Workforce in England: The Road to Remodelling  3. Research Methods: Processes, Issues and Implications  4. Setting the Agenda: The Emergence and Significance of 'Social Partnership' at the National Level  5. Industrial Relations in Transition: The Changing Role of Local Authorities  6. Transforming the Primary School Workforce  7. Workforce Remodelling in Secondary Schools: Towards Extended, Accountable Management  8. Workforce Remodelling: Transforming Teaching?  9. Industrial Relations and Trade Union Renewal, Rapprochement or Resistance.  Appendix.  References.  Index

Biography

Bob Carter, Howard Stevenson