Richard J Peterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4591426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard J Peterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard J |
| FAMILY NAME | Peterson |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSON R J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social Problems and Policy: A Capstone Course
College majors often are a collection of courses intended to represent most of the important substantive and methodological material in a specific discipline. The report by the Association of American Colleges, Integrity in the College Curriculum (1985), maintains that this approach to the major sacrifices a focus on depth and mastery. This approach also does not offer students the opportunity to integrate the disparate courses making up their ch…
The Evolution of a Major
This is a case study of the evolution of the sociology major in one department, from which we will draw some conclusions about the process of devising a major and about the major itself. We also will consider our major and its relationship to study in depth, as defined in Integrity in the College Curriculum (Association of American Colleges 1985). When two of us found ourselves in charge of the sociology program at a four-year liberal arts colleg…
The Social Experience: An Introduction to Sociology
Structure and Process: Readings in Introductory Sociology
Introductory Sociology: Course Objectives and Their Consequences
There seems to be some general consensus that Introductory Sociology students should be exposed to basic theoretical concepts, basic research methodologies, and the characteristic subject matter of the discipline. Although sharing these goals, we felt the need to develop them into more precise statements of exactly what we wished to accomplish and to develop ways of telling whether or not these goals were being reached. We carefully thought throu…
Introductory Sociology: A Behavioral Objectives Approach
behavioral objectives, in which for the course are translated into expected student performances, and which aid the instructor to be more precise as to his goals, serves as a guide in selecting materials and teaching methods, and gives direction in evaluating student performance and course effectiveness. A combination of McAshan's goals approach and Mager's outcomes approach overcomes many of the problems associated with behavioral objectives (ri…
The Social Experience: An Introduction to Sociology
The Evolution of a Major
This is a case study of the evolution of the sociology major in one department, from which we will draw some conclusions about the process of devising a major and about the major itself. We also will consider our major and its relationship to study in depth, as defined in Integrity in the College Curriculum (Association of American Colleges 1985). When two of us found ourselves in charge of the sociology program at a four-year liberal arts colleg…
Social Problems and Policy: A Capstone Course
College majors often are a collection of courses intended to represent most of the important substantive and methodological material in a specific discipline. The report by the Association of American Colleges, Integrity in the College Curriculum (1985), maintains that this approach to the major sacrifices a focus on depth and mastery. This approach also does not offer students the opportunity to integrate the disparate courses making up their ch…
Introductory Sociology: A Behavioral Objectives Approach
behavioral objectives, in which for the course are translated into expected student performances, and which aid the instructor to be more precise as to his goals, serves as a guide in selecting materials and teaching methods, and gives direction in evaluating student performance and course effectiveness. A combination of McAshan's goals approach and Mager's outcomes approach overcomes many of the problems associated with behavioral objectives (ri…
Introductory Sociology: A Behavioral Objectives Approach
behavioral objectives, in which for the course are translated into expected student performances, and which aid the instructor to be more precise as to his goals, serves as a guide in selecting materials and teaching methods, and gives direction in evaluating student performance and course effectiveness. A combination of McAshan's goals approach and Mager's outcomes approach overcomes many of the problems associated with behavioral objectives (ri…
Introductory Sociology: Course Objectives and Their Consequences
There seems to be some general consensus that Introductory Sociology students should be exposed to basic theoretical concepts, basic research methodologies, and the characteristic subject matter of the discipline. Although sharing these goals, we felt the need to develop them into more precise statements of exactly what we wished to accomplish and to develop ways of telling whether or not these goals were being reached. We carefully thought throu…
Structure and Process: Readings in Introductory Sociology
The Social Experience: An Introduction to Sociology
The Evolution of a Major
This is a case study of the evolution of the sociology major in one department, from which we will draw some conclusions about the process of devising a major and about the major itself. We also will consider our major and its relationship to study in depth, as defined in Integrity in the College Curriculum (Association of American Colleges 1985). When two of us found ourselves in charge of the sociology program at a four-year liberal arts colleg…
Social Problems and Policy: A Capstone Course
College majors often are a collection of courses intended to represent most of the important substantive and methodological material in a specific discipline. The report by the Association of American Colleges, Integrity in the College Curriculum (1985), maintains that this approach to the major sacrifices a focus on depth and mastery. This approach also does not offer students the opportunity to integrate the disparate courses making up their ch…
Sociology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology of Education (4 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)