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Platts, Todd K. – Teaching Sociology, 2019
Recent research has called on scholars to develop pedagogical interventions to address issues of media literacy. This teaching note answers that call by describing a media literacy project designed for use in social problems classes. The project acquaints students to the constructionist approach to social problems and the method of content…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Social Problems, Sociology, Teaching Methods
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Wollschleger, Jason – Teaching Sociology, 2019
Previous scholarship has demonstrated the value of high-impact practices of community engagement, inquiry-based pedagogy, and collaborative learning for engagement and learning in sociology courses, especially undergraduate research methods and statistics. This article explores the changes made to an upper-division undergraduate course focused on…
Descriptors: Assignments, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
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Eglitis, Daina S. – Teaching Sociology, 2010
This article discusses pedagogical exercises developed to help students appreciate the power of sociological perspectives as they seek to better understand their own lives and the world around them. The assignments are focused on fulfilling the particular course learning goal that highlights student mastery of the application of diverse…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sociology, Social Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
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Hertzog, Jodie; Williams, Renee – Teaching Sociology, 2007
Introducing students to sensitive social issues like intimate violence in lower level courses can spark their sociological imaginations motivating them to do further research in order to gain reflective knowledge about such topics. In order to promote two course objectives: (1) recognizing and applying sociological concepts and theories, and (2)…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Course Objectives, Marketing, Sociology
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Singleton, Royce A., Jr. – Teaching Sociology, 2007
This paper describes a campus survey designed to enhance student learning while generating high-quality data for research and evaluation. Students enrolled in a research methods course pretest a draft interview schedule and interview randomly selected students; then, drawing on their interview experience, they write a paper that addresses…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Methodology, Social Indicators, Teacher Role
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Hale, Sylvia – Teaching Sociology, 1995
States that an important goal of introductory college sociology courses is to make the discipline come alive for students and to encourage active involvement in learning. Describes a student project approach in which students interview three people and analyze the data relevant to four theoretical perspectives. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Assignments, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Nichols, Laura; Berry, Joshua; Kalogrides, Demetra – Teaching Sociology, 2004
The purpose of experiential education is to combine experience and learning in ways that transform both. Students have experiences outside the classroom, and these experiences are integrated into the course curriculum, enriching both the experience and the class material. Successful experiential education assignments must first provide students…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Social Stratification, Experiential Learning, Student Experience