Nancy A. Greenwood, Jay R. Howard

First Contact

Teaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Contact walks the instructor through the course design and execution process for the Introductory Sociology or the first course in sociology. It is an invaluable resource for new instructors in sociology, graduate students learning how to teach, seasoned professors who want to refresh their courses, but also administrators who review and evaluate these courses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9780742528987
• ISBN-10: 0742528987
• Artikelnr.: 33264770

Autorenporträt

Jay R. Howard is professor of sociology and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Table of Contents Chapter 1: Rethinking Sociology Chapter
2: Discovering Your Student - What Does the Research Say? Rationale for
Finding Out About Your Students Chapter 3: What Do You Want Your Students
to Learn? Course Content and Objectives Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade - The
Textbook Chapter 5: Tools of the Trade - The Syllabus Chapter 6: Classroom
Techniques - the Lecture Chapter 7: Getting Students to Talk - Leading
Better Discussions Chapter 8: Making Contact the First Day and Everyday
Chapter 9: Faculty Development - Improving Teaching and Learning in
Introductory Sociology Chapter 10: The Importance of First Contact in
Introductory Sociology Appendix: Resources for Teaching and Learning in
Introductory Sociology Bibliography