The First Day of Class

Problems and Strategies

Bibliographic Data

ID11063409
AuthorsDean S Dorn (corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume15
Issue1
Pages61
Publication date1987-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/1317819
OpenAlexW1982161062
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited10

In this paper, I argue that the first day of class is an encounter among strangers who develop a definition of the situation as they perceive each other. For these reasons, special preparation is required. I suggest that one way to prepare is to make certain the following questions are addressed: What are the members of the class setting out to do together? How will they accomplish what they attempt? What will the instructor be like? Who are the students in the class? And what is the sociological substance of the course? Several strategies and techniques for handling each question are presented along with problems which are likely to remain regardless of which technique is used

Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Philosophy · Psychology

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