EDUCATING TRADE UNIONISTS

A Methods Handbook for Trade Union Educators

1995

First Edition, ICFTU 1995

EDUCATING TRADE UNIONISTS

ICFTU/LO-FTF Project "Development of Study Materials"

ISBN : 2-87390-001-6

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This Manual is an edited version of a text produced by the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers. The manual also includes components of the ICFTU/APRO Material : "How to produce Audio-Visuals - A Handbook".

The assistance of these organisations is gratefully acknowledged.

The Manual produced under the ICFTU/LO-FTF Project "Development of Education Materials" exists now in English, French and Spanish and has been tested at Seminars in Africa and Latin-America.

The ICFTU gratefully acknowledges the support of the Danish LO-FTF Trade Union Cooperation Council.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 1. Educating Trade Unionists A methods handbook for ICFTU Educators.
2. Educating Trade Unionists - Basic Approaches.
3. Key Words and Ideas.
4. Starting a cours.
5. Preparing your course room.
6. Working out your aims.
7. Preparing a talk.
8. Low-Tech Visual Aids.
9. The Overhead Projector and the Transparencies.
10. The Handouts.
11. Cartoons : an effective aid in visuals.
12. The blackboard or the whiteboard.
13. The flipcharts/turnover charts.
14. Posters.
15. "Silkscreen" printing.
16. Using Small Groups.
17. Managing Reports and Discussion.
18. Visiting speakers.
19. Linking your course to the workplace and community.
20. Writing activities for small group work..
21. Case Studies and Role-play.
22. Selecting and Training Union Educators.
23. Evaluation of Trade Union Education.

 

 

 

 

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