First Contact : Teaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology


Nancy A. Greenwood
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Lanham : : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2011.
Omfang
1 online resource (181 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 01. Rethinking Introductory Sociology; Chapter 02. Discovering Your Students: What Does the Research Say?: Rationale for Finding Out about Your Students; Chapter 03. What Do You Want Your Students to Learn?: Course Content and Objectives; Chapter 04. Tools of the Trade: The Textbook; Chapter 05. Tools of the Trade-The Syllabus; Chapter 06. Classroom Techniques-The Lecture; Chapter 07. Getting Students to Talk-Leading Better Discussions; Chapter 08. Making Contact the First Day and Every Day. - Chapter 09. Faculty Development: Improving Teaching and Learning in Introductory SociologyChapter 10. The Importance of First Contact in Introductory Sociology; Appendix: Resources for Teaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology; Bibliography; Names Index; Subject Index. - The Introduction to Sociology course is usually the first contact that students have with the discipline of sociology. This course can determine whether students take other sociology courses or learn to use sociology in their lives as adults and citizens.First Contact identifies important issues facing instructors in introducing students to the sociological imagination. Drawing on the literature of teaching and learning in sociology and higher education more broadly, First Contact providesan overview of the scholarship of teaching and learning, best practices, and other essential information t
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Sjanger
Dewey
301
ISBN
9780742528970. - 9780742528987

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