The Ideological and Organizational Origins of the United Federation of Teachers' Opposition to the Community Control Movement in the New York City Public Schools, 1960-1968
Resource type
Author/contributor
- Brier, Stephen (Author)
Title
The Ideological and Organizational Origins of the United Federation of Teachers' Opposition to the Community Control Movement in the New York City Public Schools, 1960-1968
Abstract
The article discusses the 1968 United Federation of Teachers (UFT) strike in New York City public schools in relation to the community control movement in New York City schools. Topics include UFT leader Albert Shanker's fears of anti-Semitism among New York City blacks who supported community control, educational innovations by black and Puerto Rican activists, and the impact of teacher professionalization on parent-teacher relations.
Publication
Labour / Le Travail
Volume
73
Pages
179-193
Date
Spring 2014
Journal Abbr
Labour / Le Travail
ISSN
07003862
Accessed
5/5/15, 1:31 AM
Citation
Brier, S. (2014). The Ideological and Organizational Origins of the United Federation of Teachers’ Opposition to the Community Control Movement in the New York City Public Schools, 1960-1968. Labour / Le Travail, 73, 179–193. http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/issue/view/530
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