ERIC Number: ED418022
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 184
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ISBN: N/A
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Labor Studies Curriculum for Teachers.
Davis, Chuck, Ed.; DeAngelis, Tony, Ed.
This book contains 16 units with 1 to 6 lessons per unit. A wide range of subject areas regarding workers and organized labor are addressed with lessons for both primary and secondary education levels. Though the focus is predominantly on grades 1-6, the curriculum can be modified to apply to various grade levels. Unit titles include: (1) "Child Labor"; (2) "The Nature of Work"; (3) "Defining Unionism"; (4) "Advantages of Being a Union Member"; (5) "The Purposes and Functions of Unions in America"; (6) "The Employee-Employer Relationship"; (7) "Labor Day"; (8) "Women in the Workplace"; (9) "Labor--A Cultural/Historical Perspective"; (10) "Interview a Union Member"; (11) "Making Posters"; (12) "Courage--A Study of the Labor Movement through Art"; (13) "Singing Labor Songs"; (14)"Labor Issues Role Play"; (15) "Reading Novels"; and (16) "Implications of Technology." (EH)
Descriptors: Child Labor, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor, Labor Conditions, Labor Demands, Labor Force, Labor Problems, Laborers, Social Studies, Unions, Work Environment
Labor Education Service, Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, 437 Management and Economics Building, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Industrial Relations Center.
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