Pivot Points
Direct Measures of the Content and Process of Community-based Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11063103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Wickersham (Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA, corresponding author), Charles Westerberg (0009-0000-4858-6985, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA), Karen Jones (0000-0002-4787-6830, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA), Margaret Cress (0000-0002-0192-7962, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-27 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0092055x15613786 |
| OpenAlex | W2267652142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
This research is an initial investigation into the ways community-based learning increase the cognitive skills central to the exercise of the sociological imagination. In addition to identifying a means to reveal that learning had occurred, we looked for evidence that the students were mastering sociological content, especially the concepts and habits of the sociological imagination. Using a grounded theory approach, a student/faculty research team conducted a content analysis of 160 field notes from 34 undergraduate participant-observers enrolled in an academically grounded, field-based sociology course. The analysis revealed patterns of “pivot points” where students’ understanding is characterized by a noticeable jump rather than as incremental or gradual change in knowledge acquisition. These pivot points are fundamental, categorical shifts in understanding connecting particular observations to generalized theories or constructs
Categorical variable · Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Grounded theory · Mathematics education · Participant observation · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Mathematics · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |