Unlikely Radicals: Irish Post-primary Teachers and the ASTI, 1909-2009
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Unlikely Radicals: Irish Post-primary Teachers and the ASTI, 1909-2009

Unlikely Radicals: Irish Post-primary Teachers and the ASTI, 1909-2009

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John Cunningham (Author)  

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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. Illustrations (some col.), ports.
John Cunningham is in the Department of History NUI Galway
  • Contributor: John Cunningham
  • Imprint: Cork University Press
  • ISBN13: 9781859184608
  • Number of Pages: 392
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Cork University Press
  • Release Date: 2010-01-19
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: John Cunningham is in the Department of History NUI Galway

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