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Title	The professional education association movement and Utah : an interpretive history
Publication Type	dissertation
School or College	College of Education
Department	Educational Leadership & Policy
Author	Rees, Willard Dale
Date	1977
Description	This study is largely an examination of the rhetoric of the opponents and proponents of unionism. Statements are analyzed in the attempt to determine whether the motives of the arguing parties have been other than strictly educational. While the issue has centered around the meaning of professionalism, it is clear that a major concern of all parties is economic. The rhetorical arguments associated with merit pay, accountability, and class size are also examined. Findings again suggest that such arguments, although presented in educational terms, are based in large part on economic considerations. The research further suggests that since professionalism implies that a scientific body of knowledge should be used to settle issues, the question might be asked why such a knowledge has not conscientiously been sought to help solve such issues. The national scene is explored in general while the movement in Utah is analyzed more specifically. The Utah situation is studied to determine if the development of the teacher power movement in Utah has been affected by the prominence of the Mormon Church in the state and whether the development in Utah has been significantly different from the development nationally. Given the dominant role of the Mormon value system in Utah, and the explicit statements vis-a-vis unionism by Mormon leaders, one might expect the adoption of unionism by Utah teachers to proceed slowly. However, a close examination of actual developments in Utah since the late 1950's indicates that the movement in Utah has essentially followed the national pattern. In fact, Utah was one of the early states to adopt union tactics. Why this is so is largely left unstudied. It is suggested that this be a topic for future study.
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OCR Text	Show 165 Smart, Editor and General Manager of Deseret News. Telephone interview, 2 July 1976. William B. Tolman, Utah Education Association Board of Trustee Eldon M. member. Telephone interview, 14 October 1976. Wrigley, Bernell. Superintendent, Davis County Interview, 15 December Fannington, Utah. School 1976. District, Theses and Dissertations A 11 en, C. Kay. Rating." IIAn Analysis of Teacher Attitudes Toward Merit M.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1957. Andrew, Richard Denton II. IIA Study to Identify the Role of the Principal Negotiations as Perceived by the Teachers, Principals. Central Office Administration, and School in Board Members of the Salt Lake City School M.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1969. District.1I Brooks, Carl Francis. "A Model for Collective Negotiations for Utah.1I Ph.D. dissertation, University 1968. Legislation of Utah, "The NEA as a Political Pressure Group ;" Call, Michel L. M.S. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1973. Ardath Ivade11. "Editorial Policies of the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune Newspapers Toward Education in II Utah. 1.A. thesis, University of Utah, 1963. Champlin, . Clark, James R. in Utah." "Church and State Relationships in Education Ph.D. dissertation, Utah State University, 1958. Cooper, Frank Whitefoord. JlA Survey of Teacher Attitudes Toward Negotiations." Ed.D. dissertation, University of Southern California, 1971. Douglas, Walter McGregor. of labor--1930-1940.11 . IIA History of the Utah State Federation M.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1963. "A History of Labor Legislation in Utah. Evans, John Reese. t.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1959. II Foxley, Douglas S. IIMormon Myth or Monopoly: .A. Contemporary Study to Determine the Perceived Influence of the Mormon Church on Utah Politics.1I Horlacher, David R. M.S. thesis, Utah State University, "The Role of the Principal in 1973. Negotiations Perceived by Subordinate and Superordinate Groups in the Tooele County School District." M.S. thesis, University of as Utah, 1969.
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