International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 16 Issue 11

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SOCIOLOGY CURRICULUM AND RELEVANCE FOR THE YEAR 2000

Some sociologists have been criticized for their ivory tower, head‐in‐the‐sand mentality, focusing on what seem to some critics minor, esoteric issues when real people are dying…

SYSTEMIC PEDAGOGY: ACTIVATING SOCIOLOGICAL THINKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Chrys Ingraham

This paper introduces systemic pedagogy as a strategy for teaching sociology at all levels and for addressing social issues as they manifest in and around undergraduate…

DILEMMAS IN THE SOCIOLOGY CURRICULUM: THE FIRST DEGREE IN BRITISH UNIVERSITIES

Jon Gubbay

Four conferences, held in Britain in 1991/2, on particular specialisms in Sociology considered their place within the curriculum and how distinctions can be drawn between what is…

RE‐FORMING THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR: A PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

Terry L. Richard, Buffalo, John S. Miller

This paper provides a descriptive overview of the various curriculum, teaching, advising and assessment changes implemented in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the…

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IS A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION STILL RELEVANT? SURVEY RESULTS FROM GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES

J. Daniel Cover

This research evaluates the support for eight liberal arts goals: thinking clearly; knowing the physical universe; cultural awareness; moral awareness; valuing thought;…

TEACHING SOCIOLOGY IN THE 90'S: THE THREE FACES OF RELEVANCE

David Newman

Many academic departments in the social sciences today are being called upon to justify the utility of their courses and tangibly demonstrate their contributions to the general…

CURRICULAR CHALLENGES FOR THE TWENTY‐FIRST CENTURY

Edward L. Kain

The papers in this collection address a set of important issues facing our discipline. These issues cross national boundaries, and indeed are important far beyond the sociological…

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ISSN:

0144-333X

Online date, start – end:

1981

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Colin Williams