ERIC Number: EJ1065283
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1536-3031
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Pink Tea to Proactive: CCET's Transition Years, 1961-1982, as I Remember Them
Thompson, Alvin H.
Issues in Teacher Education, v24 n1 p35-47 Spr 2015
Alvin Thompson, former president of the California Council on the Education of Teachers (CCET), describes how he became involved with the CCET, and how the cultural environment of the CCET shifted from a "Pink Tea" society to one of political action focused on the real needs of the schools for which teachers are prepared. Thompson explains the resistance he encountered, and how he worked to change the direction of the organization.
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Associations, Organizational Change, Organizational Objectives, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Theories, Resistance to Change, Personal Narratives, Phenomenology, Change Agents, Presidents, Program Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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