A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology

Autor/inn/en	Hauhart, Robert C.; Grahe, Jon E.
Titel	A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 40 (2012) 3, S.227-241 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X12441715
Schlagwörter	Sociology; Psychology; National Surveys; Educational Practices; Higher Education; College Curriculum; College Outcomes Assessment; Predictor Variables; Performance Factors; Best Practices; Resource Allocation; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Active Learning; Interdisciplinary Approach; Mail Surveys; Institutional Characteristics; Program Descriptions; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziologie; Psychologie; Bildungspraxis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Prädiktor; Leistungsindikator; Ressourcenallokation; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Aktives Lernen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Erhebungsinstrument; USA
Abstract	Previous research on capstones in sociology and psychology has suggested that there is a typical capstone experience required by three quarters of all four-year colleges and universities in the United States. This article reports results from a national survey that confirm that sociology and psychology capstone courses conform generally to a common format. The findings further indicate that factors related to student limits and time limits predominate with respect to those variables that produce less successful course outcomes. A review of the social science capstone literature and the pedagogical best practices literature suggests that student limitations and time limitations can be attenuated by curricular, structural, and resource-allocation changes. (Contains 7 notes and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10