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Sociology Departments and Program Review

Chair Perspectives on Process and Outcomes

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ID11623733
AuthorsMary S Senter (0000-0001-8035-6805, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA, corresponding author), Teresa Ciabattari (Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, USA), Nicole V Amaya (American Sociological Association, Washington, DC, USA)
Year2020
Volume49
Issue1
Pages1-16
Publication date2020-12-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0092055x20970268
OpenAlexW3111603135
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

Sociology faculty are accountable to multiple stakeholders to demonstrate that our academic programs are effective and that students are learning. Despite the ubiquity of mandated program review practices, which often include the assessment of student learning, research is lacking on the extent to which these efforts lead to improvements in departmental outcomes and student experiences. Similarly, little research exists on how department leaders experience and evaluate the utility of these efforts. This article uses data from a national survey of sociology departments to document how program review and assessment are enacted in sociology departments and to explore chairs’ perspectives on program review processes and its outcomes. The article concludes with a series of recommendations for improving these processes so that faculty time is used well and the experiences of sociology students are enhanced

Educational research · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Sociology · Sociology of Education · Computer Science · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Medicine

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,6
Citation span2021 - 2024 (4)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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