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Social Issues and Problem-based Learning in Sociology: Opportunities and Challenges in the Undergraduate Classroom
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Eglitis, Diana, Fran Buntman, and Dameon Alexander. 2016. “Social Issues and Problem-Based Learning in Sociology: Opportunities and Challenges in the Undergraduate Classroom”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, July. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/social-issues-and-problem-based-learning-in.

Abstract

This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate sociology classroom. PBL shifts students from the role of passive listeners and learners to active knowledge builders and communicators through the use of concise and engaging social problem cases. PBL creates opportunities for building substantive area knowledge, research...

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Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any

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This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate sociology classroom. PBL shifts students from the role of passive listeners and learners to active knowledge builders and communicators through the use of concise and engaging social problem cases. PBL creates opportunities for building substantive area knowledge, research...

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