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The Sociology Literacy Framework and Students’ Views of Learning in Introductory Sociology

Teaching Sociology, 2018
Discussions of the core in sociology have focused on faculty members’ perspectives regarding what should be taught in introductory sociology courses. Because the development of curricula is and should be a social process, we argue that students’ perceptions of learning outcomes also should be considered when curricula are developed.
Howard, Jay, Butler, Jess
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The Voice of Sociology: Obstacles to Teaching and Learning the Sociological Imagination

Teaching Sociology, 1995
Many sociologists seek to develop students' "sociological imaginations," especially in their introductory classes. This paper has two different but related purposes, one pedagogical and the other empirical. First, we try to create some unity about what sociologists mean by 'The sociological imagination," and how they implement this concept.
Rick Eckstein, Rebecca Schoenike, Kevin Delaney   +2 more
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The Sociological Foundations of Organizational Learning

2001
Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate the specific contribution that general sociology and the sociology of organizations can make to the study of organizational learning. The first part provides an overview of the possible ontological and epistemological choices available to scholars who undertake one of the various ...
Gherardi, Silvia, D. Nicolini
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The Teaching and Learning of Sociology

American Journal of Sociology, 1949
Teaching consists in the creation of the most favorable atmosphere in which one can learn. "Facts" can have no meaning unless assimilated in a particular frame of reference possessed by the observer of the fact. The traditional and current presentation of data is determined by the frame of reference of the instructor or author, who often ignores the ...
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SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING CENTERS

Language learning centers are institutions established in the field of language learning and education of the society. This article sociologically analyzes the experiences of language learning centers and their impact on society. The article describes the content, tasks of language learning centers, and methods of analyzing their community experiences.
X.U. Samatov, Sharipov Bahriddin
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Learning through Teaching the 'Sociology of Gender'

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2002
This paper reflects on the experience of teaching a course on women and society in a sociology department over a period of seven years. This is discussed from different angles—related to sociology and its disciplinary location; questions of women's studies and feminist politics; and the complex dimensions of pedagogy in particular.
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Sociology of Religion Today: Practices of Thought and Learning

Journal of Human Values, 2019
This conversation attempts to critically map out the field of sociology/anthropology of religion as it is practised in select institutions of learning in India. The focus is not merely on the classical works in the field but also on classroom practices.
Ravi Nandan Singh, Anushka Goel, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Urmi Bhattacharyya   +3 more
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Teaching Sociology of Sport: An Active Learning Approach

Teaching Sociology, 1995
society. It permeates many spheres of life including the family, education, religion, the economy, politics, mass media, and the law. For example, sport is a $63.1 billion industry in the United States (Eitzen and Sage 1993:19), and newspapers commonly devote more space to sport than to any other single topic (Coakley 1994:337).
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The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning

2023
Abstract Machine learning, renowned for its ability to detect patterns in large datasets, has seen a significant increase in applications and complexity since the early decades of the 21st century. The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning offers a state-of-the-art and forward-looking overview of the intersection between ...
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