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ERIC Number: EJ311705
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Teacher Unions and School Quality: Potential Allies or Inevitable Foes?
Finn, Chester E., Jr.
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n5 p331-38 Jan 1985
Reviews the history of the two teachers' unions, presenting the differences and rivalry between the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. Details their differing responses to the current "excellence" movement. (MD)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Merit Pay, Politics, Salaries, Teacher Associations, Unions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: American Federation of Teachers; Excellence in Education; National Education Association
Note: For related articles, see EA 518 432-433 (this issue).