TY - JOUR T1 - Teaching About Labor Through Union Worker–University Student Dialogues JF - Labor Studies Journal Y1 - 2012 A1 - Ericka Wills KW - CHAT KW - critical pedagogy KW - dialoguing KW - labor education KW - perceptions AB -

This article offers a pedagogical model for facilitating union worker–university student dialogues on labor issues. Most university students in this study initially held neutral opinions of organized labor. However, the beliefs of the few students with strong attitudes about unions were often shaped by close interactions with family members who belonged to unions. Taking these attitudes and factors into considerations when designing classroom activities and approaches, a dialoguing process was developed that encouraged participants to articulate their viewpoints, engage in reciprocal written and verbal exchanges, and reflect on others’ perceptions in order to enhance their own labor perspectives.

VL - 37 L2 - eng CP - 1 ER -