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Reichman, Roxana G.; Artzi, Shlomit – Qualitative Report, 2012
The authors have investigated teachers' reactions towards an imposed reform initiated by the Israeli Ministry of Education in collaboration with one of two teachers' unions based on the messages and letters sent by high school teachers to an internet forum during a teachers' strike which took place between October and December of 2007. This study…
Descriptors: Teacher Strikes, Unions, Internet, Educational Change
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Shenkar, Miriam; Shenkar, Oded – Comparative Education Review, 2011
Teachers often embed their labor demands within a broader context to claim high moral ground and build community support. We analyze a recent teachers' strike in Israel, looking at how the strike played out in a country where the challenges of globalization collided with a socialist legacy in the face of an existential threat. The analysis reveals…
Descriptors: Teacher Strikes, Global Approach, Labor Demands, Foreign Countries
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Berkovich, Izhak – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: Teachers' resistance to educational reform has been explored, with special attention given to the reasons driving opposition and the resistance practices employed inside school walls. These studies have not, however, examined the agenda setting strategy employed by teachers opposing new policy on the national level, nor has any extensive…
Descriptors: Teacher Strikes, Agenda Setting, Educational Change, Foreign Countries