Inquiry-Guided Learning in Sociology

Author:

Atkinson Maxine P.1,Hunt Andrea N.2

Affiliation:

1. Marine P. Atkinson is a professor of sociology at North Carolina State University and the university's Director of the First Year Inquiry Program. She coordinates her department's Preparing Future Faculty Certificate Program for PhD students, NC State's Integrating Data Analysis project, and is a member of the ASA Departmental Resources Group. Her current research interests focus on teaching research skills in introductory courses and the effects of first year programs on students and faculty. She...

2. Andrea N. Hunt is a doctoral candidate in sociology at North Carolina State University and a research assistant for the university's First Year Inquiry Program. Her current research focuses on evaluating first year programs and developing problem-based learning modules that incorporate research into introductory sociology courses. Additional research interests include gender inequality, the division of household labor, and carework.

Abstract

This paper is based on a workshop of the same name presented at the 2007 American Sociological Association meetings. The purpose of the workshop and this article is to focus attention on teaching methods that require students to actively investigate sociological phenomena. During the workshop, participants practiced constructing inquiry-guided learning activities suitable for a range of different courses taught throughout the curriculum. These activities are described here. Inquiry-guided learning (IGL) includes a variety of teaching methods that assist students in their investigation of questions and problems. Fundamental to IGL in sociology is the notion that students should think and act like sociologists. IGL activities provide a means whereby the instructor models and the student practices the same disciplinary activities. Students “do” sociology rather than just learning about the results of others.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Education

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