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  1. The profession of teaching
    1. Shifting roles of teachers
    2. The feminization of the profession
    3. The development of teacher education programs
  2. Teacher education and the global economy
    1. Teacher shortages and the reshaping of the teaching profession for a global economy
    2. Teacher salaries and the global economy
    3. Teacher professionalism and the global economy
  3. Current issues in teacher education
    1. Control through testing
    2. Control through national licensing
    3. Control through national certification
    4. Goals of teacher education programs
  4. The teaching profession
    1. Rewards of teaching
    2. Reasons teachers become dissatisfied with teaching
  5. Historical origins of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
    1. Purposes of the unions
    2. Differences between the unions
  6. The History of the NEA
    1. Early goals and purpose of the NEA
    2. Influences of the NEA on educational practices
    3. The changing roles and membership of the NEA
  7. The History of the AFT
    1. Early goals and purposes of the union movement
    2. Influences of the union movement upon the work lives of teachers
    3. The changing roles and membership of the AFT
  8. The NEA and AFT today
    1. The shifting focus of the unions
    2. The NEA's position on standards, teacher training, charter schools, and teacher compensation
    3. The AFT's position on standards, teacher training, charter schools, and teacher compensation
  9. The case study of union leader Tom Mooney
    1. Improving teachers' workplace interests
    2. Increasing teacher power
    3. Political activities of a union leader
  10. Teacher strikes
    1. Issues associated with teacher strikes
    2. The collective bargaining process





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