Hunt, Lynne (2013) Quality teaching in the social sciences. In: Cases on quality teaching practices in higher education. Information Science Reference (IGI Global), Hershey, PA. United States, pp. 39-56. ISBN 9781466636613
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This chapter is about discipline-based teaching and students' active engagement in learning-by-doing. It notes threshold concepts in sociology, highlighting the development of critical thinking and academic study and research skills. It shows how student-centred, authentic learning pedagogy and a student learning journey perspective was applied to social science teaching, in particular, sociology, and offers practical examples of teaching strategies revealing the importance of curriculum alignment, planning, and reflective practice for university teachers and students.
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