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Phelan, Jay; Burnham, Terry – Princeton University Press, 2022
"The Secret Syllabus" equips students with the tools they need to succeed, revealing the unwritten rules and cultural norms and expectations not included in the official curriculum. Left to figure out on their own how the academic world works, students frequently stumble, underperform, and miss opportunities. Without mastery of the…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Experience, College Students, Resilience (Psychology)
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Sulik, Gayle; Keys, Jennifer – Teaching Sociology, 2014
This study analyzes the content and discursive strategies within 39 introductory-level sociology course syllabi published in TRAILS, the Teaching Resources and Innovations Library of the American Sociological Association, from two different time periods (2004 and 2010) to explore the syllabus as a tool for socialization. We find that syllabi,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Sociology, Course Descriptions, Socialization