TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching beyond the Bounds
T2 - An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Psychology and Sociology
AU - Widner, Sabina C.
AU - Davies, Kimberly A.
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - We describe the development and evolution of an interdisciplinary introductory course in psychology and sociology. Such a course benefits students by encouraging a wider view of the social sciences and interdisciplinary critical thinking. The challenges of a combined course include reduced content for each discipline, the selection of appropriate texts, and the negotiation of course processes between two professors. Course evaluations indicated that students appreciated thinking beyond the bounds of 1 discipline. Additionally, statistical analyses suggested that our students received similar grades in upper level psychology courses as a cohort of psychology majors who completed the traditional introduction to psychology course.
AB - We describe the development and evolution of an interdisciplinary introductory course in psychology and sociology. Such a course benefits students by encouraging a wider view of the social sciences and interdisciplinary critical thinking. The challenges of a combined course include reduced content for each discipline, the selection of appropriate texts, and the negotiation of course processes between two professors. Course evaluations indicated that students appreciated thinking beyond the bounds of 1 discipline. Additionally, statistical analyses suggested that our students received similar grades in upper level psychology courses as a cohort of psychology majors who completed the traditional introduction to psychology course.
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U2 - 10.1080/00986280701293206
DO - 10.1080/00986280701293206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547452041
SN - 0098-6283
VL - 34
SP - 118
EP - 120
JO - Teaching of Psychology
JF - Teaching of Psychology
IS - 2
ER -