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Deepening Learning and Addressing Inequalities: A Psychosocial Approach to Improving Statistical Literacy throughout Sociology Curricula
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Samantha Nousak; Leanne Barry; Susan R. Fisk – Teaching Sociology, 2024
Statistical literacy is critical for all sociology students because it facilitates academic and professional success, high-paying jobs, and informed citizenship. Most students, however, lack adequate statistical literacy to engage with sociological research. Within that general deficit, there are gender, racial, and social-class differences, with…
Descriptors: Sociology, Statistics, Literacy, Social Science Research
Unlocking Financial Success: Empowering Higher Ed Students and Developing Financial Literacy Interventions at Scale
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Brittany C. Bradford; Debshila Basu Mallick; Richard G. Baraniuk – Grantee Submission, 2023
Greater financial literacy is critically needed among young adults in the United States, but many financial literacy education courses have been less effective than hoped for by educators and researchers. Additionally, many have not been designed around established curricula or learning science principles, rendering findings difficult for…
Descriptors: Money Management, Open Source Technology, Textbooks, Financial Literacy
Challenging Anti-Black Racism in HBSE: Using Critical Race Theory to Interrogate Traditional Developmental Paradigms
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Zuckerman, Ronni; Jenkins, Melissa; Albritton, Travis; Taylor, Evi; Lippold, Melissa – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2022
How do we challenge anti-Black racism within the social work curriculum? As a requirement of all BSW and MSW programs, Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) coursework provides students with foundational knowledge about human development that is essential to theory-driven social work practice. Traditionally, conceptions of human…
Descriptors: Racism, African Americans, Social Work, Higher Education
"The Glass Ceiling Is Kind of a Bummer": Women's Reflections on a Gender Development Course
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Sharp, Elizabeth A.; SoRelle-Miner, Danielle; Bermudez, Judith M.; Walker, Maria – Family Relations, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore women students' experiences and reactions to a core Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) class cross-listed with Women's Studies (WS). Using 6 focus groups with 22 women, we found that the course increased "awareness of gender" (Theme A) but was limited partially because of patriarchical beliefs,…
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Gender Discrimination, Gender Bias
Teaching Human Development to Early Childhood Education Students: A Cultural-Contextual Perspective.
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Bernhard, Judith K.; Smith, Howard A. – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Examines how 81 early childhood education students responded to the presentation of a cultural-contextual approach during a human development course. Notes evidence for only a small degree of success in conveying the approach in terms of students actually mentioning course-related issues. Describes course setting and objectives, and evaluation of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Cultural Awareness
Career Planning and Decision-Making Course for College Students. Final Evaluation Report, December, 1979.
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Barker, Sandra B. – 1979
The Career Planning and Decision-Making (CPDM) course for college, one component in a set of career exploration materials developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory, was evaluated in two field tests. During 1977 the first field test was conducted to obtain formative information about the student text. Findings revealed that the CPDM course…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, College Students, Course Content