Sociology is Different
The Misevaluation of Teaching Effectiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerome Dowd (0000-0001-5244-4496, Institute of Sociology, corresponding author), James J Dowd |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 393-412 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1988.tb01071.x |
| OpenAlex | W1973835661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 48 |
This paper inquires into the special problems of teaching undergraduate sociology in the last decades of the twentieth century. A major tenet of the argument is that sociology instructors, while facing with their colleagues in other departments a common set of pedagogical concerns, must also confront a distinct, perhaps unique, set of problems that results from the very nature of sociology and, to a lesser extent, from its uncertain status within the university curriculum. Sociology has been from its inception, an 'oppositional science.' The critical nature of sociology renders the evaluation of teaching effectiveness particularly difficult. For this reason, I argue that the use of students'ratings as the single, or central, measure of teaching effectiveness may actually decrease the quality of classroom instructors rather than to produce the presumed intended result of increasing it
Argument (complex analysis) · Curriculum · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Quality (philosophy) · Set (abstract data type) · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of Education · Sociology of knowledge · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Medicine · Philosophy
Sociology Today
Sociology and pragmatism
Mastering the techniques of teaching
Students' evaluations of university teaching
Social behavior
The Population of the United States
The Liberalizing Effect of Taking Introductory Sociology
Student Evaluations of Teaching
Grades, Class Size, and Faculty Status Predict Teaching Evaluations
Professional Socialization of Teachers of Sociology
On Overcoming the Barriers to Rewarding Good Teaching
Student Evaluations of Teachers
Does Teaching Make Any Difference
The Social Relations of the Classroom
Student Ratings of Instruction and Their Relationship to Student Learning
The Influence of Student, Course, and Instructor Characteristics in Evaluations of University Teaching
Invitation to Sociology
Social Theory
Sociology and Contemporary Education
Tolerance, Urbanism and Region
Academics on the left
Reaffirming the obvious
Radical delusions
Why Sociology Does not Apply
The Calling of Sociology and Other Essays on the Pursuit of Learning
The Political Party Affiliation of College Professors
Determinants of College Teachers' Religious Beliefs and Participation
The Politics of American Sociologists
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2009 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |