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Shelly Clevenger; Jordana N. Navarro – Teaching Sociology, 2025
This article provides an overview of the Survivors: Local Stories of Domestic Violence (hereafter, Survivors) civic engagement project. Survivors' learning objectives were to increase the understanding of the complexity of intimate partner abuse and foster empathy in outsiders' responses, something at the cornerstone of the #MeToo social movement…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Empathy, Family Violence, Citizen Participation
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McKinney, Kathleen; Day, Melissa D. – Teaching Sociology, 2012
In this article, we describe student perceptions of, and experiences in, a one-semester, required sociology research capstone course. The data come from 106 students in eight sections of the course taught at three institutions. We used multiple methods for data collection: questionnaires, focus groups, and learning reflection essays. Our results…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Sociology
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Wagenaar, Theodore C.; Subedi, Janardan – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Describes a program of summer study in Nepal that exposes students to a multicultural and international perspective. Examines the content, goals, and objectives of the program. The objectives include active learning, structuring learning communities, and developing higher-order thinking skills. Provides suggestions for setting up similar programs.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Experience