Teaching Introductory Sociology Students about the Practice of Sociology: The Practitioner's Perspective.

Ruggiero, Josephine A.; Weston, Louise C.

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ERIC Number: EJ433641

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Publication Date: 1991

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Teaching Introductory Sociology Students about the Practice of Sociology: The Practitioner's Perspective.

Ruggiero, Josephine A.; Weston, Louise C.

Teaching Sociology, v19 n2 p211-22 Apr 1991

Uses data from a questionnaire survey to describe practicing sociologists' views on sociological practice and its role in an introductory sociology course. Finds respondents identified five areas as most relevant to teach. Reports practitioners willing to share their work and concerned that students learn about sociological practices. (Author/NL)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Higher Education, Interest Inventories, Introductory Courses, Questionnaires, Sociology, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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