SADTU and the Struggle for Professional Unionism

Michael Cross, who passed away in 2021, was a global scholar and the founder and director of the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies at the University of Johannesburg.Logan Govender is a senior lecturer at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests span education policy, teacher unionism and professionalism, and student epistemic access and success.

• Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Contributors Introduction Logan Govender and Michael Cross1. SADTU and the Origins of Professional Unionism, 1976–1995 27 — Ihron Rensburg2. The Influence of COSATU on the Evolution and Development of SADTU: An Insider's Perspective — Khetsi Lehoko3. Teacher Unions and Policy-Making in South Africa: Exclusion, Contestation and Collaboration — Logan Govender and Michael Cross4. Organisational Development and Efficiency: Key Ingredients for Professional Unionism — Logan Govender5. Dilemmas of Unionism and Professionalism in the Promotion of Teacher Accountability — Michael Cross and Sibonokuhle Ndlovu6. Leaders, Leadership and Change in SADTU — Michael Cross and David Matsepe7. SADTU's Future Role in the South African Education Landscape — Ahmed EssopConclusion — Michael Cross and Logan GovenderIndex