Developing a Sociological Imagination by Doing Sociology: A Methods-Based Service-Learning Course on Women and Immigration

Autor/in	Huisman, Kimberly
Titel	Developing a Sociological Imagination by Doing Sociology: A Methods-Based Service-Learning Course on Women and Immigration
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 38 (2010) 2, S.106-118 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X10364013
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Sociology; Service Learning; Student Research; Research Methodology; Oral History; Interviews; Personal Narratives; Immigrants; Females; Program Development; Program Implementation; Individual Development; Social Environment; Context Effect; Learner Engagement; Reflection; World Views; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Soziologie; Service-Learning; Studentenforschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erlebniserzählung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Programmplanung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Soziales Umfeld; World view; Weltanschauung
Abstract	The author addresses the development and implementation of a service-learning project for an undergraduate course in which students interview immigrant women, incorporate the interviewees' experiences into an analytical paper, and present the findings at the end of the semester. Students are required to use C. Wright Mills's concepts of history and biography by situating the stories told by the women within the larger sociohistorical contexts in which they live. The article proceeds in four sections. The first section provides an overview of service learning and its benefits. This is followed by a detailed description of the service-learning project. In the third section, the author draws from a postclass survey, course evaluations, and her observations to illustrate the ways in which the project enhances student learning and enables students to deepen their understanding of the sociological imagination. The article concludes with suggestions for how the project can be applied in other courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10