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tingc95

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It has often been said that the balance of power between labor and management has swung like a pendulum throughout history, swinging back and forth depending on a number of factors.
 
  Labor legislation was enacted in order to equalize the power and level the pendulum. Trace the history of labor legislation and describe it what way each law tended to swing the balance of power.

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Discuss the ways in which adults differ from children as students?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

1935 - Wagner Act (gave employees the right to join a union)
1947 - Taft-Hartley Act (prevented unions from coercing employees to join)
1959 - Landrum-Griffin Act (bill of rights for union members)

Answer to Question 2

Children learn for the future and in order to advance to the next level of learning; adults learn for immediate application or to solve a problem.
Adults require practical results from the learning experience.
Adults have a reduced tolerance for disrespectful treatment.
Adults prefer to help to plan and conduct their own learning experiences.
Adults have a broader base of life experiences to bring to the learning activity.



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