Describes an assignment in which students must integrate writing and negotiation skills with proposal development. Notes that many students have been able to share their problem-solving skills by implementing their proposal at their workplace. Notes students liked the opportunity to select a topic of interest to them. (SG)

Notes the value of using simulations to teach negotiation in business communication classes. Offers advice for designing and writing effective simulations. Describes a favorite simulation written by the author, and illustrates with it the process of teaching a simulated negotiation. (SR)

These two lesson plans deal with the historical role of government in resisting and/or protecting the activities of organized labor and the goals and methods of both management and labor. They are multiclass activities and may be used alone or together. The first lesson plan provides materials for a trial to be conducted by the students. The topic…

Describes several experiential-learning activities (three cultural-simulation games, a negotiation skills self-assessment exercise, and 20 rules for intercultural negotiation) that train students for intercultural business negotiations by helping them learn through experience how cultural clashes feel, and how they must be identified, understood,…

This book excerpt presents several learning activity ideas related to negotiating. Students review principles of negotiation, write about their experiences negotiating, learn about body language, find historical examples of good negotiators, practice mathematics skills in negotiating spending money for a trip, and examine the impact of humanity's…

Designed for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary classrooms and community use during the week of November 11-15, 1985--the week before the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit meetings in Geneva, Switzerland--these lesson plans and units accomplish two goals: (1) to inform young people and adults and raise the level of understanding around specific…

This document traces the U.S. labor movement's history, documents its achievements, and describes its goals. The labor movement played a central role in the elevation of the U.S. standard of living through benefits negotiated by unions, such as vacations with pay, pensions, health and welfare protection, and grievance and arbitration procedures.…

This teacher's manual accompanies a course on labor relations for managers of small and medium-sized towns. Seven instructional modules are included. Module 1 provides an introduction to the curriculum, including an overview of the content/course methodology and a discussion of the industrial relations function. Module 2 discusses the methodology…

Describes a learning experience in the labor relations unit of the distributive education course at Bristol (Rhode Island) High School, in which students negotiate a "contract of course requirements" for the school year in the form of a labor-management agreement after simulated collective bargaining. A sample contract is included. (MF)

This global approach to teaching high school students about international law uses existing curriculum materials from a variety of social studies disciplines to present five major perspectives. Perspective I, "Global Links," focuses on the meaning of citizenship in a global age and the interconnectedness between individuals and the…