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Teaching and Learning in the Social Context: A Meta-Analysis of Service Learning's Effects on Academic, Personal, Social, and Citizenship Outcomes
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Conway, James M.; Amel, Elise L.; Gerwien, Daniel P. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
Service learning places teaching and learning in a social context, facilitating socially responsive knowledge. The purposes of this meta-analysis were to summarize evidence on (a) extent and types of change in participants in service learning programs, (b) specific program elements (moderators) that affect the amount of change in participants, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Psychology, Teaching Methods, Service Learning
Faculty Development: An Experimental Psychologist Teaches Abnormal Psychology.
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Smith, Randolph A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Describes the benefits and drawbacks of teaching a course outside one's area of expertise. Claims this enhances faculty development and alleviates burnout. Finds the positive aspects, personal and institutional, outweigh the negative. Results show favorable student evaluations. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Course Content, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Fostering Insight into Personal Conceptions of the Elderly: A Simulation Exercise.
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Wight, Randall D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Describes a class in human development where students took on roles of the elderly by simulating physical constraints and aging. Depicts their reactions to the conditions and behaviors of the elderly. Allows students to examine their personal conceptions of the elderly. Finds study fostered empathy with senior adults. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Attitude Change