Teaching Civic Engagement through an Op-Ed Writing Assignment

IF 1 3区 教育学 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
R. Ghoshal
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This teaching note presents an assignment in which students write an op-ed on a course-related issue and submit it to a newspaper. I argue that an op-ed assignment dovetails with pedagogical goals around democratic citizenship and public sociology. I explain the project’s objectives, instructions, and timeline. I present evidence from three courses showing that the assignment fostered understanding of op-eds’ form and function; deepened engagement with course-related issues; led many class members to apply their learning to a real-world civic setting; and generated high-quality work. I consider ways the project can be modified and used in other courses.
通过专栏写作任务教授公民参与
这份教学笔记提出了一项作业,要求学生就与课程相关的问题写一篇专栏文章,并将其提交给报纸。我认为专栏作业与围绕民主公民和公共社会学的教学目标相吻合。我解释项目的目标、指示和时间表。我提供了三门课程的证据,证明这项作业培养了对专栏形式和功能的理解;加深对课程相关问题的参与;带领许多班级成员将他们的学习应用到现实世界的公民环境中;并产生了高质量的工作。我会考虑如何修改项目并将其用于其他课程。
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Teaching Sociology
Teaching Sociology Multiple-
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3.70
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31.80%
发文量
56
期刊介绍: Teaching Sociology (TS) publishes articles, notes, and reviews intended to be helpful to the discipline"s teachers. Articles range from experimental studies of teaching and learning to broad, synthetic essays on pedagogically important issues. Notes focus on specific teaching issues or techniques. The general intent is to share theoretically stimulating and practically useful information and advice with teachers. Formats include full-length articles; notes of 10 pages or less; interviews, review essays; reviews of books, films, videos, and software; and conversations.
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