Alienating Students: Marxist Theory in Action

Autor/inn/en	Thiele, Megan; Pan, Yung-Yi Dian; Molina, Devin
Titel	Alienating Students: Marxist Theory in Action
Quelle	In: Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 9 (2016) 1, S.4-28 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1755-2273
DOI	10.3167/latiss.2016.090102
Schlagwörter	Alienation; Political Attitudes; College Students; Two Year Colleges; Experiential Learning; Quasiexperimental Design; Class Activities; Teaching Methods; Wages; Labor; Sociology; Universities; Instructional Effectiveness; Active Learning; Social Theories; Marxian Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entfremdung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Collegestudent; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wage; Löhne; Soziologie; University; Universität; Unterrichtserfolg; Aktives Lernen; Gesellschaftstheorie; Marxism; Marxismus
Abstract	Karl Marx's revolutionary call, "Workers of the World Unite," resonates with many in today's society. This article describes and assesses an easily reproducible classroom activity that simulates both alienating, and perhaps more importantly, non-alienating states of production as described by Marx. This hands-on learning activity gives students the opportunity to experience and process these divergent states. In reflecting, students connect their classroom experience to societal forces surrounding wage labour. A quasi-experimental design implemented across eight sociology classes at two U.S. university campuses--one two-year and one four-year college--points to the effectiveness of the activity. Evidence suggests that students are better able to grasp Marx's theory of alienation, retain the knowledge over time and apply it to their own lives with this experiential learning activity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01