Migrant Teachers - How American Schools Import Labor

A technocratic view of teachers as credentialed specialists has led to a growing reliance on migrant teachers, as federal mandates require K-12 schools to employ qualified teachers or risk funding cuts. Lora Bartlett investigates the result: transient teaching professionals with little opportunity to connect meaningfully with their students.

About the author

Lora Bartlett is Associate Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Summary

A technocratic view of teachers as credentialed specialists has led to a growing reliance on migrant teachers, as federal mandates require K-12 schools to employ qualified teachers or risk funding cuts. Lora Bartlett investigates the result: transient teaching professionals with little opportunity to connect meaningfully with their students.

Product details

• Authors: Lora Bartlett, Bartlett Lora
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2014
• EAN: 9780674055360
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05536-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, EDUCATION / Administration / General, United States of America, USA, Teaching staff