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(Unpublished)
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
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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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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