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A CONTENT ANALYSIS COMPARING TEACHER ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATION OF THEIR POLICY-RELATED ACTIONS WITH PORTRAYAL OF THESE ACTIONS IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

Hilton, Jason T. (2012) A CONTENT ANALYSIS COMPARING TEACHER ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATION OF THEIR POLICY-RELATED ACTIONS WITH PORTRAYAL OF THESE ACTIONS IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This study is a critical content analysis interpreting how the policy-related actions of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are portrayed in the national newspaper discourse and how these portrayals compare/contrast with the way in which the two teacher organizations would like for their policy-related actions to be portrayed, as evidenced by each organization’s news releases. This analysis concludes that the National Education Association more often receives a negative portrayal in the national newspaper discourse than the American Federation of Teachers, and links this difference to numerous advantages, demonstrated by the AFT, in communicating its policy-related actions. This study concludes that both organizations, but particularly the National Education Association, would benefit from changes to the way in which they present their policy-related actions, so that each teacher organization may more effectively counter negative media portrayals.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Hilton, Jason T.creekaction@gmail.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairBickel, Williambickel@pitt.eduBICKEL
Committee MemberMartin, Dondomartin@pitt.eduDOMARTIN
Committee MemberGarman, Noreenngarman@pitt.eduNGARMAN
Committee MemberBernstein, JoshuaJBernstein@chatham.edu
Date: 12 January 2012
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 12 October 2011
Approval Date: 12 January 2012
Submission Date: 18 November 2011
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 293
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Critical Theory, Critical Media Study, Teacher Unions, NEA, AFT, National Newspapers, Teacher Organization Portrayal
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2012 14:43
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10503

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