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Peer reviewedShatz, Mark A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A simulation exercise of a labor-management dispute is used to teach psychology students some of the basics of descriptive statistics. Using comparable data sets generated by the instructor, students work in small groups to develop a statistical presentation that supports their particular position in the dispute. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Labor Demands, Labor Problems
Stillman, Peter R. – Intercom, 1978
The lesson for junior high and secondary social studies classes illustrates the effects of a breakdown in the functioning of one key system in an interdependent network. Based on an airline strike, the activity involves students in identifying the subsystems affected by the strike, devising solutions, and writing business reports about the…
Descriptors: Business, Interaction, Junior High School Students, Labor Problems
Download full textAmerican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. – 1993
This document highlights some of the major issues of concern to the labor movement, particularly those that have pending legislation. This instructor's guide offers suggestions on how unions might educate their members on these issues during scheduled union meetings, seminars, or workshops, or in conjunction with specialized campaigns such as a…
Descriptors: Labor, Labor Education, Labor Problems, Leadership
Palmer, Phyllis; Skolnick, Joan – 1982
This student booklet and teacher's guide are intended to be used in secondary school classrooms with the award-winning color documentary 16mm film "With Babies and Banners," which records the role that the women of Flint, Michigan, played in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1937. Calling their organization the Women's…
Descriptors: Civics, Documentaries, Economics Education, Educational Television
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Office for Equity Education. – 1983
Resource materials to help students understand the important role labor has played in U.S. history are cited in this annotated listing. The majority of the items cited are intended for secondary students and the general reader; however, some materials for elementary students are also included. The bibliography begins by describing 63 activities…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Biographies
Maxey, Phyllis F.; Kraemer, Karen D. – 1983
One of a series of units designed to help secondary students understand business issues, this packet focuses on the role of organized labor in the business world. Teacher and student materials are provided in two separate sections. The teacher's guide contains five detailed lesson plans, suggestions for follow-up activities, definitions of…
Descriptors: Business, Business Communication, Business Responsibility, Collective Bargaining
