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Christiansen, Lars; Fischer, Nancy – Teaching Sociology, 2010
The authors describe their experiences teaching Sustainable Cities in North America, a course on both urban sociology and urban sustainability. This course brought students to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and then compared those cities with Minneapolis, Minnesota, on various dimensions of urban sustainability. After…
Descriptors: Travel, Foreign Countries, Sociology, Ethics
Levine-Rasky, Cynthia – Teaching Sociology, 2009
This note describes the use of a student poster session as an innovative approach to student learning. The local context for the assignment is provided, followed by a description of the course for which the poster was prepared, details about the assignment including its evaluation, and practical considerations for planning a poster session. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Discrimination, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods
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Pescosolido, Bernice A.; Milkie, Melissa A. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Examines survey responses from 218 U.S. and Canadian sociology departments on the nature of teacher training for graduate students. Reveals that teacher training is consistently subordinated to research skills instruction. Posits a concurring devaluation of teaching among sociologists. Includes survey instrument, schools queried, and statistical…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Departments, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives