Over the last two decades, science educators and science education researchers have grown increasingly interested in utilising insights from the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) to inform their work and research. To date, researchers in science education have focused on two applications: results of sociological studies of science have been…

This book focuses on online pedagogy and the challenges and opportunities incumbent in the transformation of a face-to-face college course. It is intended as a resource and support for new online teachers--a source of ideas and strategies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives as well as pedagogical perspectives--and for those experienced in…

Presents a general overview of the use of secondary data in teaching sociology on the college level. Topics discussed include potential for additional applications, sources which constitute secondary data, reasons for using secondary data in the classroom, information about computing, and potential problems. (Author/DB)

Presents a strategy for simplifying the problem of how to approach important questions in the philosophy of science as they apply to sociology. Specifically, the article outlines an axial model for studying and teaching about relationships among various epistemological positions in contemporary sociology. (Author/DB)

Describes a "critical dialogue" approach to teaching an introductory college level sociology course. The approach centers around a three-stage process that is applied to each topic studied: 1) an opening discussion that draws on the students' ideas and experiences; 2) lectures and readings to present a sociological perspective; and 3) a critical…

Discusses two interactive techniques for reducing student anxiety and increasing understanding of statistical concepts. Explains that in one method the students are the data when the class members complete one of two versions of an exercise. Describes the second method as one where students create the statistical application and data. (DK)

Discusses a short course using commercial films that explores popular views of the elderly. Explains the primary goal of the course as enhancing student ability to critically examine the images of older people presented in the mass media. Includes discussions of articles, films, and written assignments. (DK)

In a medical sociology course composed of health care students with little sociology background and sociology students with no health care background, a paired observation exercise was given. Health care and sociology students were paired, and each pair observed the same medical encounter and reviewed each other's papers. (Author/RM)

Literature that deals with both sociological analyses of mass media and teaching techniques that utilize mass media products is discussed. Methods of using the mass media in college-level sociology courses are outlined, and examples of each are provided. (RM)

Describes a teaching method which can be used in college level sociology classes to improve student writing. The teacher provides students with concrete examples of well-written work by other students in the class to compare with their own. The example clearly illustrates what the teacher expects from the students. (AM)

Describes a method used to help introductory college sociology students explore the range of sociological literature and become acquainted with the works of current scholars. Students read a number of journal articles and wrote critiques of six of them in the form of letters to their parents. (Author/AM)

Describes a teaching approach developed to teach theory to sociology students on the college level by means of intensive student preparation and participation in the works of theorists. Strengths and weaknesses of the method are outlined. (Author/DB)

Argues for the incorporation of classical liberal theory into undergraduate sociology theory courses. Urges that liberalism be contextualized in relationship to its intellectual predecessors. Suggests that understanding classical liberalism enhances understanding of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. Recommends works that can be used as reading…

Suggests that students may be introduced to macro level institutional analysis by comparing and contrasting the micro and the macro perspectives of race relations. Discusses the role of race in U.S. society, the institutionalism of racism, and the concept of innocence. Describes the work of several authors and their use in the classroom. (DK)

Describes a group project from a course on rural, countercultural communitarians' attempts to create utopian communities. Explains that the project gives students the opportunity to integrate material from a variety of sources and to apply it to a group term paper. Suggests that the project utilizes experiential methods for learning abstract…