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Show CHAPTER VII SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY During the first fifty years of its existence, the NEA heavily emphasized the student welfare. more During the second fifty tionary changes Since the gradually became concerns the NEA has 1960's, in that it has concerning teacher the NEA years, involved in teacher welfare related in its requests. as and did not say much and became bolder undergone revolu openly adopted union tactics such collective bargaining and striking. A main justification offered by the NEA has been that the union-style behavior obtains the results teachers desire and deserve. Today, the NEA is recognized by teachers as be forthcoming. tion and endorsed role in most labor unions. their most important power in the nation political tion will as a so that to harmonize an The NEA is The NEA a professionalism more money for educa 1976, the NEA boldly broke with tradi In today proudly with unionism. simple fact of declaration. then boasted of its uses The NEA militancy, teacher power, and revolut;on of concenns. presidential candidate and electing him. zation is Political embarrassed in declaring that it wants teachers to be the not at all foremost blunt influence, and collective bargaining have been at least or power, as such terms no as longer struggles Rather, the harmoni For years there was talk eventual merger of the AFT and the NEA, but the NEA would not |
