Social Issues and Problem-based Learning in Sociology

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daina S. Eglitis ◽  
Fran L. Buntman ◽  
Dameon V. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Sample Case

This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate sociology classroom. PBL shifts students from the role of passive listeners and learners to active knowledge builders and communicators through the use of concise and engaging social problem cases. PBL creates opportunities for building substantive area knowledge, research skills, and problem-solving capacities and fosters student enjoyment. This teaching note describes the key characteristics of PBL, discusses practical approaches to its use in a variety of sociology courses, and offers sample case studies. We evaluate student experiences with PBL and consider its broader applicability.

The Integration of Mission Theology and Practice: Zinzendorf and the Early Moravians

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Cultural Humility ◽  
Spiritual Renewal ◽  
Mission Theology ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Holy Spirit

AbstractThis paper explores the key characteristics of Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf's mission theology that influenced the early Moravian missional practice. After discussing the early eighteenth century European historical context and the Spirit-renewal of the Herrnhut community, the paper considers Zinzendorf's theology on the death of Christ, the prominent role of the Holy Spirit, and harvesting the "first fruits." These theological distinctives contributed in determining the motivation and message of these pioneer Protestant missionaries. It then takes into account some of the subsequent methods such as working with the marginalized, practicing the love of Christ in cultural humility, and preaching the gospel in the vernacular. The main contributions of the early Moravians to mission were that they brought an understanding that spiritual renewal preceded mission renewal, the atoning death of Christ is central to mission theology, and a Protestant recognition that it had an obligation to do mission. On the other hand, the foremost negative aspects of Moravian mission were their obsession with the physical death of Christ and an ignorance of the broader social issues that at times resulted in a lack of contextualization, religious syncretism, indifference to social justice, and extreme subjectivism.

scholarly journals Recovery High School Attendance Effects on Student Delinquency and Substance Use: the Moderating Role of Social Problem Solving Styles

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1104-1113
Author(s):  
Emily E. Tanner-Smith ◽  
Lindsey M. Nichols ◽  
Christopher M. Loan ◽  
Andrew J. Finch ◽  
D. Paul Moberg
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Recovery High School ◽  
High School Attendance ◽  
Moderating Role

4. Leave it to the Experts: Administrative Rationalism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Dryzek
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Governmental Response

This chapter examines administrative rationalism, a discourse of environmental problem solving which captures the dominant governmental response to the onset of environmental crisis. Administrative rationalism emphasizes the role of the expert rather than the citizen or producer/consumer in social problem solving, and which stresses social relationships of hierarchy rather than equality or competition. The chapter first considers the manifestations of administrative rationalism in various institutions and practices, including environmental impact assessment, planning, and rationalistic policy analysis techniques, before discussing the discourse analysis of administrative rationalism. It then explains the justification of administrative rationalism and problems of administrative rationalism, caused in part by its association with bureaucracy. It also explores the implications of the transition from government to governance for administrative rationalism.

Friends—Who Needs Them? Two Case Studies Illustrating the Assessment and Treatment of Boys with Peer Relationship Difficulties

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison M. Conning ◽  
Donna M. Head
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Cognitive Problem ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents case studies of two boys who had problems forming friendships, and who participated in a group treatment designed to enhance their social skills. The intervention consisted of both behavioural techniques and cognitive problem solving strategies. The boys' improvement was reflected in some of the formal measures of change, and in reports from parents and teachers. The paper addresses issues concerning the role of assessment, and the selection of appropriate measures of change.

Social Problem-Solving: Why Doesn't it Work?

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Ralph
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Transfer Of Training ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Several studies are reviewed which evaluate the efficacy of training social problem-solving. Most of these studies reported assessing whether transfer of training took place following training. The means by which these assessments were made are examined and conclusions drawn concerning their validity. Attention is also drawn to the findings reported from several recent studies that question the efficacy of the step-by-step process model of training and propose an alternative model based on content analysis. Finally, the role of verbal cues in training social problem-solving is examined and a call made for the empirical analysis of competent behaviour in natural settings prior to training.

scholarly journals Designing problem-based curricula: The role of concept mapping in scaffolding learning for the health sciences

2015 ◽  
pp. 119-133
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Postgraduate Medical Education ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Scaffolding Learning

While the utility of concept mapping has been widely reported in primary and secondary educational contexts, its application in the health sciences in higher education has been less frequently noted. Two case studies of the application of concept mapping in undergraduate and postgraduate health sciences are detailed in this paper. The case in undergraduate dental education examines the role of concept mapping in supporting problem-based learning and explores how explicit induction into the principles and practices of CM has add-on benefits to learning in an inquiry-based curriculum. The case in postgraduate medical education describes the utility of concept mapping in an online inquiry-based module design. Specific attention is given to applications of CMapTools™ software to support the implementation of Novakian concept mapping in both inquiry-based curricular contexts.

scholarly journals Structural Model of Explaining Social Problem Solving Skills in Teachers Based on Organizational Culture and Religious Orientation: The Mediating Role of Intellectual Property

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Khadijeh Abolmaali Al-Husseini ◽  
Fazeleh Mirghafoorian ◽  
Sara Razian
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Mediating Role

The aim of this study was to provide a structural model for explaining social problem solving skill in teachers based on organizational culture and religious orientation with the mediating role of intellectual property. The research method was of correlation type. The statistical population of the study was the teachers employed in the academic year 2017-2018 in two regions 1 and 6 of Tehran province. The statistical sample included 250 male and female teachers who were selected by the cluster random sampling method. For data collection, 4 questionnaires of social problem solving skill (De Zorilla et al., 2002), religious orientation (Bahrami, 2001), intellectual property questionnaire (Bonitz (1998), and organizational culture questionnaire with the Islamic approach of Attaran et al. (2017) were used. Data were collected using structural equation modeling (SEM) and analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics and inferential level using AMOS and SPSS-22 software. The results showed that effective religious orientation predicts the adaptive skills of social problem solving in a positive and meaningful way and also intellectual property predicts adaptive skills of social problem solving in a positive and meaningful way in teachers. On the other hand, the findings indicated that intellectual property mediates the relationship between organizational culture and adaptive problem solving skills in a positive and meaningful way. But intellectual property does not significantly mediate the relationship between effective religious orientation and maladaptive social problem-solving skills. According to the research results, adaptive social problem solving skills of teachers are predicted based on organizational culture and religious orientation mediated by intellectual property.

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