First Contact by Nancy A. Greenwood, Jay R. Howard - 9780742528987

First ContactTeaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology\nAuthor(s): Nancy A. Greenwood, Jay R. Howard\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9780742528987, 978-0742528987\nSynopsis\nThe Introduction to Sociology course is usually the first contact that students have with the discipline of sociology. This course can determine whether students take other sociology courses or learn to use sociology in their lives as adults and citizens. \n\nFirst Contact identifies important issues facing instructors in introducing students to the sociological imagination. Drawing on the literature of teaching and learning in sociology and higher education more broadly, First Contact provides an overview of the scholarship of teaching and learning, best practices, and other essential information to create a successful first course in sociology. It walks the instructor through the course design process-from learning about .