@article{Garoutte_2018, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={The Sociological Imagination and Community-based Learning: Using an Asset-based Approach}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/the-sociological-imagination-and-community-based}, abstractNote={Fostering a sociological imagination in students is a central goal for most introductory sociology courses and sociology departments generally, yet success is difficult to achieve. This project suggests that using elements of asset-based community development can be used in sociology classrooms to develop a sociological perspective. After introducing asset-based community development, ways of incorporating this process into the classroom are discussed. Then, t tests are used to compare students’ ability to describe the relationship between individuals and society before and after engaging in asset-based activities; the sample group is also compared to a control group who did not engage in asset mapping. Results show significant improvement in the ability to think sociologically after completing asset-mapping projects. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Garoutte, Lisa}, year={2018}, month={May} }