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Show 22 controlling the profession to this extent. Changes It is claimed altered.5 goals by the NEA that these original goals have not been The NEA does admit, have been modified. NEA to 1957, states that the NEA was philosophy Edgar premature. and more during the first fifty but believed that public problems would the professional movement, and act was the in these be solved. an a organization, items.6 The profession needed salary and to to tenure issues educative policy aimed at the things. According to this argu problems, many of During the first fifty-year period of the leaders public would accordingly. see the thought that by being extremely works of the teachers good Because of this kind of thinking, direct action ruled out. Eventually, bit that realized the extent of the the "professionalll was paying attention general public would result the years of They believed that teachers needed higher salaries security, once to achieve the Wesley, in his history of the B. of the leaders of the NEA was means greatly concerned with teacher welfare not be established and that ment, however, that the more at around the turn of the aggressive as 5The a matter of policy. century, the NEA became States a Wesley: reader is referred to the two main periodical publications of the NEA. Today's Education is a journal which is published six times a year. NEA Reporter is also published six times per year and is more of a newspaper or propaganda sheet. Both of these publications are much different than the publications of earlier years. However, one can read of the goals being the same, i.e., the advance ment of the teaching profession and the furthering of popular education. 6Wesley, p. 334. |
