Teaching Research Methods

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5165-2627-7
Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 108 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 170 g

Teaching Research Methods provides instructors of criminal justice research methods courses with effective teaching tools to better engage students and support classroom success.

The book begins with a discussion of the challenges implicit in teaching criminal justice research methods, namely the issue of student expectation and how the topic of research methods may seem disconnected from the broader study of criminal justice or policing as a whole. Later chapters provide practical advice for developing course learning objectives, formatting classes in a way that enhances student learning, and successfully engaging students in individual and group work to reinforce key concepts. Readers learn how to effectively incorporate peer-reviewed articles into courses and the benefits of teaching students American Psychological Association (APA) style. The text concludes with a chapter dedicated to student assessment, which discusses the importance of testing and the various forms of assessment that can be used within a curriculum.

Featuring valuable insight and practical advice, Teaching Research Methods is designed to help instructors of research methods courses create a classroom environment that is engaging and effective for their students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freiburger, Tina L

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Tina L. Freiburger, Ph.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught research methods at the undergraduate and graduate level for over ten years. She is the co-author of Race and Ethnic Issues in the Juvenile Justice System and co-editor of Women in the Criminal Justice System: Tracking the Journey of Women and Crime. Dr. Freiburger has also published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.

Alyssa M. Sheeran holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is now a doctoral student and research assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice. Her research interests focus on public perceptions of the police, juvenile justice, sentencing disparities in the criminal justice system, and individual and neighborhood-level influences on recidivism.