Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Sociology
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| ISBN13: | 9781800374379 |
| ISBN10: | 1800374372 |
| Kötéstípus: | Keménykötés |
| Terjedelem: | 478 oldal |
| Méret: | 244x169 mm |
| Súly: | 972 g |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| 607 |
Divided into three distinct sections, the Handbook pinpoints critical aspects of teaching sociology: designing, teaching, and assessing core courses; advancing sociological literacy in topical courses; and engaging with high-impact practices across the curriculum. Chapters further solidify disciplinary understandings of the core elements of the sociology curriculum, as well as the essential concepts and skills that sociology students ought to learn.
Offering extensive resources to help teachers think about and improve course and curricular design, their own teaching, and their students? learning, this comprehensive Handbook is the definitive guide for achieving teaching excellence across sociology. Its timely and practical suggestions will prove invaluable to new instructors, seasoned faculty, and department chairs seeking to advance program quality.
Showcasing advanced research from over 30 expert sociologists, this dynamic Handbook explores a wide range of cutting-edge developments in scholarship on teaching and learning in sociology. It presents instructors with a comprehensive companion on how to achieve excellence in teaching, both in individual courses and across the undergraduate sociology curriculum.
?Sergio Cabrera and Stephen Sweet?s Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Sociology offers a wealth of information about effective teaching from both established and rising voices in the discipline. While essential for those new to teaching sociology, anyone seeking to invigorate their courses will find an abundance of ideas here. An invaluable resource for SoTL scholars in sociology and related fields.?
Preface xvii
Introduction to the Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Sociology 1
Sergio A. Cabrera
PART I THE CORE: THE STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE OF THE
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR
1 The core: the Sociological Literacy Framework 11
Susan Ferguson and Stephen Sweet
2 Sociology within the liberal arts 26
Diane Pike
3 Developing an introductory course design that promotes sociological literacy 37
Kimberly B. Rogers
4 Designing and teaching the statistics core course 55
Batool Zaidi and Cameron T. Whitley
5 Designing core major courses: methods 72
Stephanie Medley-Rath
6 Social theory: what, who, how 85
Josh Seim
7 Teaching the undergraduate capstone course in sociology 96
Robert C. Hauhart
8 Curriculum mapping: pathways to improve program coherence 109
Stephen Sweet and Susan J. Ferguson
PART II ELECTIVE COURSES AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SOCIOLOGICAL LITERACY
9 Teaching the sociology of race and racial formations 128
Nikki Khanna
10 Integrating gender, sex, and sexuality throughout the curriculum 138
Alexa Trumpy
11 ?Baby, you weren?t born that way?: Teaching sociological perspectives
on identities 149
Travis Beaver
12 Painting in brighter colors: Creating holistic portraits in urban sociology
courses 160
Deirdre Caputo-Levine and Vanessa Lynn
13 Teaching work and the economy: Essential topics 171
Patti Giuffre and Gretchen R. Webber
14 Practice what you teach: Medical sociology in action through pedagogy 191
Alexandra Nowakowski
15 Sociology of the body and embodiment 205
David J. Hutson
16 Crime and deviance within the sociology curriculum 220
Rena Zito
17 Teaching sociology of education: Recommendations for mini-units and
full courses 232
Alanna Gillis
18 Environmental sociology and sociological animal studies 245
Cameron T. Whitley and Elizabeth Cherry
19 Using inclusive pedagogy to teach sociology of the family 259
Teresa Ciabattari
PART III HIGH-IMPACT TEACHING PRACTICES IN THE
SOCIOLOGY CURRICULUM
20 The science of learning and sociological instruction 271
Andrea Hunt
21 Disciplinary-specific critical thinking in sociology 282
Danielle Kane
22 Using group work across the sociology curriculum: Varieties, learning
outcomes, challenges, and solutions 294
Renee A. Monson
23 Promoting sociological literacy through discussions 308
Jay Howard
24 Flipped learning: Approaches, successes, and challenges in sociology courses 319
Erin M. Whitesitt and Yvonne M. Luna
25 Community-based learning: Benefits of moving beyond the classroom 331
Joseph B. Johnston
26 Teaching first-year students: Enhancing academic success with
compassionate sociological instruction 342
Sarah Epplen
27 Cornerstone courses and the sociology curriculum 356
Mellisa Holtzman and Sergio A. Cabrera
28 Developing career-readiness in the sociology major 367
Mary Scheuer Senter
29 Promoting undergraduate research 383
Jessica Crowe and Daniel Baltz
30 Teaching students to be better writers through the sociology major 398
Todd Migliaccio
31 Promoting public sociology in the sociology curriculum 410
Christopher J. Schneider
32 High-impact practices in community colleges 420
Katherine R. Rowell and Michelle A. Smith
33 Teaching to teach in sociology graduate programs 435
Julie Pelton
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