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Tiêu đề
Navigating the Process of Curriculum Redesign in Sociology: Challenges and Lessons from One Program
Tác giả
Downey D.J.; O’Connor L.T.; Abell L.; Armanino D.; Jepson M.; Kadakal R.; Nam S.; Sánchez L.; Sowers E.
Năm xuất bản
2019
Source title
Teaching Sociology
Số trích dẫn
5
DOI
10.1177/0092055X19831329
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
The American Sociological Association has produced a wide range of reports and materials addressing curricular best practices. Collectively, those materials are an invaluable resource for guiding revisions of the sociology major, but they do not address processes for implementing such revisions. In this conversation piece, we describe the steps by which our department implemented a thorough curricular redesign—a process nearing completion after five years of formal discussions, and with roots reaching back even farther. We organize our discussion around three areas of effort that comprised our process: charting a course, bringing colleagues along, and institutionalizing outcomes. We highlight important milestones, challenges, and successes that we encountered along the way and provide recommendations based on our experiences for colleagues in other departments interested in undertaking their own redesign. © American Sociological Association 2019.
Từ khóa
institutional change in higher education; liberal learning and the sociology major; sociology curriculum; sociology major
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Nơi xuất bản
SAGE Publications Inc.
Hình thức xuất bản
Article
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus