Unlikely radicals : Irish post-primary teachers and the ASTI, 1909-2009 /

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Author / Creator:Cunningham, John, 1946-
Imprint:Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2009.
Description:xii, 380 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7990141
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Varying Form of Title:Irish post-primary teachers and the ASTI, 1909-2009
ISBN:9781859184608
185918460X
9781859184707
1859184707
Notes:Issued to mark the centary of the foundation of ASTI (Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-642) and index.
Summary:The ASTI has rich history in representing the teaching profession and in promoting second-level education and has been a dynamic force in the education sector in Ireland. This work provides a social and historical account of the ASTI's role in the development of second-level education and the teaching profession in Ireland. In 2009, the ASTI celebrates the 100th Anniversary of its foundation. Founding members included such national figures as Eamon de Valera and Thomas MacDonagh, both of who served as second-level teachers. The ASTI has rich history in representing the teaching profession and in promoting second-level education and has been a dynamic force in the education sector in Ireland. The ASTI is the largest second-level teachers' union in Ireland with 17,500 members teaching in over 75 per cent of second-level schools. "Unlikely Radicals" provides a social and historical account of the ASTI's role in the development of second-level education and the teaching profession in Ireland. It demonstrates the remarkable contribution which second-level education has made to the lives of millions of young people and to social, political and economic progress in Ireland. It details the development of a trade union which has had a significant impact on social and education policy and which has continued to represent the values of Irish teachers and their aspirations for those they teach.

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