Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ546598
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Why Teach Labor History?
Green, James
OAH Magazine of History, v11 n2 p5-8 Win 1997
Provides a concise rationale for teaching labor history, placing the labor movement squarely in the 20th century move towards a more inclusive democracy and expanded definitions of citizens' rights and citizen participation. Briefly discusses current problems of downsizing and the proliferation of low-paying jobs. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Collective Bargaining, Consciousness Raising, Democracy, Democratic Values, Historiography, Labor Education, Labor Problems, Labor Relations, Progressive Education, Role of Education, Secondary Education, Social Attitudes, Social Class, Social History, Social Studies, Unions, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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