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Adkins, Angela M. – Teaching Sociology, 2021
Prior literature suggests that self-transcendence (other-oriented) values may be a primary mechanism for moving beyond transitory feelings of empathy toward a compassionate orientation to addressing structural injustice. Active learning techniques in the classroom may then offer a fruitful platform for students to engage in the critical reflection…
Descriptors: Social Values, Social Justice, Consciousness Raising, Altruism
Chung, Sheung-man – Teaching Sociology, 2021
This study adopted a case-study approach to examine how associate degree sociology graduates evaluate their learning in a Hong Kong community college. Through focus group interviews, the learning experiences of sociology graduates were examined, specifically paying attention to their identification of enhancements in learning. The results of this…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Sociology, Case Studies, Community Colleges
Platts, Todd K. – Teaching Sociology, 2019
Recent research has called on scholars to develop pedagogical interventions to address issues of media literacy. This teaching note answers that call by describing a media literacy project designed for use in social problems classes. The project acquaints students to the constructionist approach to social problems and the method of content…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Social Problems, Sociology, Teaching Methods
Traver, Amy E. – Teaching Sociology, 2016
President Obama's America's College Promise proposal has brought renewed attention to community colleges' capacity to connect the college and career aspirations of today's undergraduates. Despite this capacity, however, community colleges have historically offered students two distinct educational pathways: a liberal education transfer-oriented…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Occupational Aspiration, Sociology
Curtis, John W.; Mahabir, Cynthia; Vitullo, Margaret Weigers – Teaching Sociology, 2016
The large majority of faculty members teaching in community colleges are employed on a part-time basis, yet little is known about their working conditions and professional engagement. This article uses data from a recent national survey of faculty members teaching sociology in community colleges to provide this information, with particular…
Descriptors: Sociology, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship
Kapitulik, Brian P.; Rowell, Katherine R.; Smith, Michelle A.; Amaya, Nicole V. – Teaching Sociology, 2016
In this article, we utilize national survey data to assess the professional status of full-time sociology faculty in community colleges. Traditionally, sociologists have argued that for a particular type of work to be conceptualized as a profession, it must meet certain criteria, such as: esoteric knowledge and skills, high levels of workplace…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Sociology, College Faculty, Professional Recognition
Brown, Sonia; Blount, Stacye; Dickinson, Charles A.; Better, Alison; Vitullo, Margaret Weigers; Tyler, Deidre; Kisielewski, Michael – Teaching Sociology, 2016
This article evaluates the reasons for career choice and job satisfaction among community college faculty who teach sociology, in relation to a social justice motivation for teaching. Using closed- and open-ended response data from a 2014 national survey of community college sociology faculty, this study finds that a preponderance of faculty do…
Descriptors: Sociology, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Social Justice
Chin, Lynn Gencianeo; Gibbs Stayte, Patricia – Teaching Sociology, 2015
Instructors at non-research institutions are less able to expose their students to research firsthand. Utilizing human subject pools (HSPs) in class may be a solution. Given that HSPs tend to be used in introduction to psychology classes at research institutions, we examine a community college HSP to answer three questions: (1) Do community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Sociology, Introductory Courses
Kain, Edward L.; Hendley, Alexandra O.; Contreras, Lauren R.; Wyatt-Baxter, Krystal K. – Teaching Sociology, 2007
This research note provides some basic information about the courses that are typically offered in community colleges, and whether these courses have prerequisites. As higher education becomes more accessible to the general public, community colleges have received more students. Furthermore, an increasing number of students transfer from these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Sociology, Prerequisites, Two Year College Students