The first book-length biography of Margaret Haley (1861–1939) focuses on her political vision, her activities as a public school activist, and her life as a charismatic woman leader. Citizen Teacher is the first book-length biography of Margaret Haley (1861–1939), the founder of the first American teachers’ union, and a dynamic leader, civic activist, and school reformer. The daughter of Irish immigrants, this Chicago elementary school teacher exploded onto the national stage in 1900, leading women teachers into a national battle to secure resources for public schools and enhance teachers’ professional stature. This book centers on Haley’s political vision, activities as a public school activist, and her life as a charismatic leader. In the more than forty years of her political life, Haley was constantly in the news, butting heads with captains of industry, challenging autocracy in urban bureaucracy and school buildings alike, arguing legal doctrine and tax reform in state courts, and urging her constituents into action. An extraordinary figure in American history, Haley’s contemporaries praised her as one of the nation’s great orators and called her the Joan of Arc of the classroom teacher movement. Haley’s belief that well-funded, well-respected teachers were the key to the development of a positive civic community remains a central tenet in American education. Her guiding vision of the democratic role of the public school and the responsibility of teachers as activist citizens is relevant and inspirational for educators today.

Citizen Teacher: The Life And Leadership Of Margaret Haley

Biographies & Memoirs

Rousmaniere, Kate

Community & Culture

State Univ of New York Pr

State University of New York Press

City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective

Does school reform make better schools? City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspectivevividly recreates teachers’ work in urban (New York City) schools in a period of intense school reform (the 1920s), as teachers and schools coped with an ever-larger and diverse student body. Rousmaniere depicts how New York City teachers experienced citywide reform initiatives in their already stressful workday, and how they resisted, undermined, and adapted school reform policy. Drawing on extensive interviews with teachers of an earlier generation, Rousmaniere lets readers see the complexity of teachers’ work, their problems with reform implementation, and the conditions they believed were necessary for real change. This is an important book because it raises questions about teachers’ historical work culture and the effects of teachers’ working conditions. It will be invaluable reading in graduate courses in the history of education, urban education, and teacher education and for professors, researchers, and general readers in these fields.

History

Teachers' College Press

Discipline, Moral Regulation, and Schooling: A Social History (Studies In The History Of Education)

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Discipline, Moral Regulation, and Schooling: A Social History (Studies in the History of Education)

Dehli, Kari

Coninck Smith, Ning De

Americas

Routledge

The first comprehensive history of principals in the United States.

The Principal's Office: A Social History of the American School Principal

The first comprehensive history of principals in the United States .The Principal’s Office is the first historical examination of one of the most important figures in American education. Originating as a head teacher in the nineteenth century and evolving into the role of contemporary educational leader, the school principal has played a central part in the development of American public education. A local leader who not only manages the daily needs of the school but also represents district and state officials, the school principal is the connecting hinge between classroom practice and educational policy. Kate Rousmaniere explores the cultural, economic, and political pressures that have impacted school leadership over time and considers professionalization, the experiences of women and people of color, and progressive community initiatives. She discusses the intersections between the role of the school principal with larger movements for civil rights, parental and community activism, and education reform. The school principal emerges as a dynamic character in the center of the educational enterprise, ever maneuvering between multiple constituencies, responding to technical and bureaucratic demands, and enacting different leadership strategies. By focusing on the historic development of school leadership, this book provides insights into the possibilities of school improvement for contemporary school leaders and reformers.

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Citizen Teacher: The Life And Leadership Of Margaret Haley

Citizen Teacher: The Life And Leadership Of Margaret Haley

City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective

City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective

Discipline, Moral Regulation, and Schooling: A Social History (Studies in the History of Education)

Discipline, Moral Regulation, and Schooling: A Social History (Studies In The History Of Education)

The Principal's Office: A Social History of the American School Principal

The Principal's Office: A Social History of the American School Principal