DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/RKDA-CC25
Defense Date
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Jesse Goldstein
Second Advisor
Dr. Travis Williams
Third Advisor
Dr. Kai Bosworth
Abstract
Utilizing the methodology of participant observation combined with semi-structured interviews, this ethnographic study aims to analyze the socio-historical development of the Richmond chapter of the Virginia Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators (VCORE), a left-wing opposition group inside the Virginia Education Association (VEA). This study aims to assess VCORE’s politics, origins, growth, transformation, organizational structure, and cultural practices, focusing upon the role VCORE members played in the lead-up to and aftermath of the 2020-2022 campaign to reinstate collective bargaining rights of public education employees in Richmond.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
12-16-2022