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Community Engagement
January 13, 2023

Many of us seek to engage our students with our community. This resource collection includes activities that focus on service learning, social justice, and social change. 

Two hands shaking with words about cooperation, service, and collaboration overlaid
A case manager helping a client
Elizabeth Borland
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED SOCIOLOGY
December 9, 2023
Subject Area(s):
Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Community, Sociological Practice
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

This syllabus is for an advanced undergraduate elective for majors in sociology and others interested in community engaged work. It examines sociological practice and different types of social problems addressed by applied sociology. Students build skills for...

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A pin on a map
Julia Waity, Jennifer Vanderminden, Jack Resnick
Using virtual mapping to learn about the community
May 9, 2023
Subject Area(s):
Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Community, Sociological Practice
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

Codification of observed activity and physical data is a valuable skill for any emergent social scientist; one method to achieve this is data-driven community mapping. However, mapping as a method can often be overwhelming and challenging to students who have so...

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A signpost in silhouette at sunset.
Dan Lainer-Vos
Linking Theory and Policy: Writing Theoretically Informed Policy Briefs
August 24, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200, College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

Undergraduate students often struggle to relate to social theory, which they see as abstract and outdated. Hoping to bring social theory to the present, this in-class activity and follow-up assignment challenge students to develop theoretically informed policy...

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Jason Wollschleger
Making It Count: Using Real-World Projects for Course Assignments
February 20, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Previous scholarship has demonstrated the value of high-impact practices of community engagement, inquiry-based pedagogy, and collaborative learning for engagement and learning in sociology courses, especially undergraduate research methods and statistics. This...
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Julie A. Pelton, Alecia Anderson
Social Justice and Social Change
October 2, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Social Change
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Social Justice and Social Change investigates the economic, political and social constraints on equality present in local, national and global arrangements. Students will gain an empirical and theoretical understanding of the causes, consequences, and possible...
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Teresa Irene Gonzales
Community Engagement: Theory, Practice, and the Politics of Help
December 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Social Welfare/Social Work
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Why do community service? What does it mean to help? What kinds of communities need help in order to thrive? Where should that help come from? What should that help look like? What is the difference between help and engagement? In this course, we will explore...
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Molly Clever
Service Learning: Strategies, Outcomes, and Assessments
June 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This handbook is designed for classroom instructors who integrate service-learning pedagogy into their courses. Much has already been written on the theoretical foundations of service-learning and evidence of its effectiveness for student learning. This handbook is...
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Mary-Beth Raddon
Community Engagement
July 6, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Community
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This resource is a two-part syllabus for SOCI2F60 Foundations for Community Engagement, a high enrolment, full credit Sociology course. The design of the course is a variation on service-learning, a model of teaching and learning in which students' academic studies...
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Elizabeth Borland
Organizations in Modern Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Our world is filled with organizations; they are the fundamental unit of modern society. Through organizations, we accomplish goals, interact with others, gain resources, and develop and assert our personal identities. Not only are organizations pervasive in modern...
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