Education - Australia & Oceania - History, New South Wales - History
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Overview
"Founded in 1984, the Australian Education Union has quickly become the third largest trade organisation in the country, representing 155,000 school teachers and other education workers. Andrew Spaull's study charts the evolution of this organisation, which has been both the author and the subject of tremendous change throughout its short history." "Extensively researched using the AEU's own archives, it focuses on: forerunners to the AEU and the beginnings of education trade unionism; the union's part in curriculum change, industrial relations reform, and improving the role of women and indigenous educators; the response of the AEU to shifts in the education sector and industrial relations; and the political behaviour and influence of the AEU on the education policies of successive Federal governments." "Featuring legal, political, industrial and historical perspectives, the multi-disciplinary approach of Andrew Spaull's research comprehensively covers the union's many facets. The Australian Education Union is an excellent resource for students of labour studies, school teachers and university and union libraries alike."--BOOK JACKET.Provides an original, systematic analysis of the AEU, the federal industrial organisation of state school teachers, TAFE and other workers.
Book Details
Published
April 30, 2001
Publisher
Australian Council Educational Research (ACER)
Pages
214
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780864313621