Bearing in mind that the regular readers of this journal are for the most part non-sociologists, this article provided an explanation of the nature of sociology. (Editor/RK)

Suggests that selective recruitment for sociology courses is a necessity if educational objectives are to be met. Just as in organizations, effective recruitment of students for courses requires clear, advance communication of a course's goals and procedures and appropriate mechanisms for withdrawal and reallocation. (Author/KC)

This article defines the subject matter and methods of sociology. It reviews recent developments in the field and summarizes reasons for these changes. (JDH)

This article describes a seminar, practicum course in sociology required of all graduate students about to teach for the first time at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Specifically discussed are selection of students, tapping sociological lore for pedagogical insights, and interplay of theory and practice. (Author/RM)

An introductory college-level sociology course should include specific course goals which can be evaluated. Students should be made aware of these goals. The course should inform students of the core and range of the field, emphasizing facts, theory, methods, and applications. There should be active student participation. (Author/RM)

Because the criteria, procedures, and goals of both the discipline (research) and the profession (teaching) of sociology are similar, the teaching of sociology may be vastly improved by exploiting the discipline in which sociologists are trained. First, the extension of reliable knowledge about societal issues is a criterion of both teaching and…

The paper considers how research and teaching of sociology will be improved if sociology graduate students receive training with a different emphasis. The major problem besetting sociology education centers on the dominance of quantitative techniques. This technical dominance in the field of sociology has resulted in excluding: subject matter,…

Useful resources for teaching sociology on the undergraduate or graduate level are discussed. Initially, the article suggests well-known resources such as various professional and reference publications, audiovisual aids, and computer-assisted instruction. One resource not frequently thought of includes people such as administrators, colleagues,…