Our Profession, Our Schools: The Case for Fundamental Reform.

Shanker, Albert

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Publication Date: 1986

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Our Profession, Our Schools: The Case for Fundamental Reform.

Shanker, Albert

American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, v10 n3 p10-17,44-45 Fall 1986

Empower teachers by giving them control over organizational and instructional decisions. To improve education and attract and retain good teachers, restructure teaching as a self-governing profession like medicine, with comparable self-determined standards for entry and advancement, assumption of professional integrity and expertise, and reflective salary structures. (LHW)

Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Power Structure, Professional Autonomy, Professional Development, Professional Recognition, School Administration, School Effectiveness, Teacher Role, Teaching (Occupation)

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Language: English

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