Community Involvement
Professors Jim Ostrow, Behavioral Sciences Department Maureen Goldman, English Department Readings Packet under course name sold in bookstore: Jonathan Kozol, Amazing Grace (New York: Crown, 1995) David Bollier, Aiming Higher (Washington, D.C.: American Management Association, 1996) Additional readings TBA In this course, students engage in public service within agencies or organizations in the Greater Boston area. In their written work and class discussions, they will reflect on both the purposes of that work as well as on its limits as a response to specific needs within the community and more general problems of social justice. Students will also explore issues…
THE GOOD SOCIETY
WEB PAGES: www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~akeene and www.umass.edu/csl THIS IS WHAT YOU SHALL DO: Love the earth and the sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and the crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyranny and argue not concerning God. …Walt Whitman A holistic approach to education would recognize that a person must learn how to be with other people, how to love, how to take criticism, how to grieve, how to have fun as well as how to add and subtract, multiply and divide It would address the…
Rethinking Urban Poverty
RETHINKING URBAN POVERTY: Philadelphia Field Project Rethinking Urban Poverty: Philadelphia Field Project is an interdisciplinary service learning course offered through the Department of Geography at Penn State. The objectives of the course are to understand why existing poverty policies in the US have failed, and to develop an alternative framework for action in cooperation with residents in a poor neighborhood of West Philadelphia. Each year we select about 10 students to participate in a yearlong course of 3 to 6 hours of credit offered in three parts. Part 1: Spring Semester (1-3 credits) – Social theories of poverty. Readings in…
The School and Society
Philosophy 105: The School and Society Contact Information Lisa Heldke Old Main 106A x7029 heldke@gac.edu Office Hours M 3:30-4:30, T 9:00-10:00, W 2:30-3:30, and By appointment (I encourage you to come talk to me at any point, about the issues the class is discussing, or for consultation on papers or help with understanding a reading assignment. Feel free to schedule an appointment if none of these times works for you.) Course Texts John Dewey, Democracy and Education W.E.B. DuBois, The Education of Black People DuBois, “The Talented Tenth” (on the web at http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/dubois.htm) Paolo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed Deschooling…
Environmental Politics
Political Science 326 Environmental Politics Ecological Ethics/Activism/Justice University of Hawai’i West 0ahu Instructor: Joshua Cooper Classes: Thursday 7:00 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. or upon appointment Office Phone Number: 984 3331 Email: Joshua@hawaii.edu “Only when the last tree has died and the last river poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.” -Cree Elder “This we know. The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites family. All things are connected. Whatever…
Strategies for Sustainable Development
STANFORD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE POLS 104. URBAN POLICY: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WINTER 2002 Luis Ricardo Fraga, Associate Professor Office: Encina Hall, Rm. 444, 723 5219, Luis.Fraga@stanford.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course focuses on the identification and consideration of strategies for sustainable development in contemporary central cities in the U.S. Sustainable development is understood to include at least five distinct types of resources: human capital, social capital, fiscal capital, policy capital, and political capital. When major cities began to develop in the U.S. in the 1840s, the concentration of peoples, fiscal capital, industries, businesses, and political power presented…
Social Work with Burn-injured Children: A Service-Learning Experience
Social Work with Burn-injured Children: A Service Learning Experience Course Overview: This course is designed to provide students with an intensive leaming experience working with an organization that serves children of families from diverse socio economic, racial and cultural backgrounds who have been bum injured within an unique organizational and community framework. Students will actively participate in a strengths-based, non-traditional setting to provide services that support the well-being of these children along with a diverse community of allied helping professionals outside of the field of social work. Students will learn about the process of bum recovery, gain understanding of…
Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society through Service Learning
S100 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society: Understanding Diversity through Service Learning Marie Watkins, Ph.D., ACSW Telephone: 274-2713 Grading Plan: The intention of the point system is to provide students with a plan to monitor their ability to successfiffly complete different components of the class. Students are to keep track of their own points achieved, as well as maintain all information received from the instructor in their workbooks. PARTICIPATION IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITEES: Class Attendance: As stated during class, the course activities are designed to encourage cooperative teaming about theories, feelings and beliefs about issues of diversity. Therefore, discussions, peer…
Social Work Methods III
NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT Social Work Methods III Instructor Marie L. Watkins, Ph.D., ACSW, CSW (585) 394-2752 Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 12:00 p.m., or by appointment Smyth Hall, Room 22 Introduction Social Work practice includes the range of direct social work intervention with individuals, families, small groups, and communities. In the practice sequence, the student will be provided an opportunity to develop knowledge of the principles, values, and methods of social work. Foundation content in this area includes the knowledge base (theory, research, practice wisdom) for and application of the process of professional practice; exploration…
Aging
Institution: College of the Canyons Discipline: Sociology Title: Aging Instructor: Patricia Robinson Sociology of Aging Section #29414 Th 11:00-12:15, C 204 Instructor: Patricia Robinson, Ph.D. Office: M 212 Phone: 661.362.3992 Office Hours: M 11-12, T 1-2:30, Th 1-2:30, and Fridays by Appointment Campus email: robinson_p@mail.coc.cc.ca.us Course Goals: The Sociology of Aging entails two primary goals. The first goal is to introduce students to the sociological study of social gerontology or, more specifically, aging. By using the “sociological perspective,” students will examine the cultural, social, and political structures that define the aging process, The worldwide variation between “sociological age” and “chronological…
The Community
Institution: Clemson University Discipline: Sociology Title: The Community Instructor: B.J. Vander Mey RS/SOC 459 The Community Dr. B. J. Vander Mey Office: 130 E Brackett Phone: 656.3821; 656.7988 Office Hours: 8:00 9:00, 11:00 noon TTH; 3:30 4:30 TH. Email: vanmey@clemson.edu Official Course Description: “Close analysis of the development of contemporary communities and their place in society. Continuing effects of industrialization, migration, and technological change on community location and structure are examined. Structural relations of social class, status, and the associations among institutions are examined.” Required Texts: Flora, Cornelia Butler, et al. 1992. Rural Communities: Legacy & Change. South Burlington, VT:…
Gerontology
SOC 189: Gerontology Professor: Dr. Pam Haldeman Chair, Sociology and Gerontology Department Office: DH214 Telephone: (310) 954 4366 Email: phaldeman@msmc.1a.edu TEXT Aging, the Individual, and Society, 7th Edition, by Susan Hillier and Georgia M. Barrow COURSE DESCRIPTION A cross cultural exploration of aging as experienced in the United States. Ageism, societal attitudes regarding the elderly, and the process of aging itself is examined. Resource and service availability is also assessed. COURSE GOALS The purpose of this course is to gain a greater understanding of the range and nature of the bio psycho social responses to aging over the life course,…
Housing and Homelessness
Sociology 389: Project Community, Winter 2003 HOUSING and HOMELESSNESS SECTIONS GSI: Jessica Charbeneau Office: 4518 LSA Mailbox: 3009 LSA Office Hours: M & W by appointment Email (best way to reach me): Jcharben@umich.edu Program Assistant: Kim Love Email: klove@umich.edu Welcome to Project Community! Project Community is a unique learning opportunity that pairs sociological theory with community service. In other words, through your involvement in Project Community, you are constantly making the link between your “lived” experiences in the community and the concepts and theories presented in this, and other, courses. This, in a nutshell, is what C. Wright Mills means…
Dying: The Final Stage of Living
Department of General Studies Spring Semester 2003 “Dying: The Final Stage of Living” PROFESSOR: Dr. Kathryn D. Marocchino COURSE HOURS/LOCATION: Thursday: 19:00 21:50 PM, in CLS 102 REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying by DeSpelder & Strickland, Mountain View: Mayfield Publishing Company, 2002 (6th edition) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES: Ten (10) hours of mandatory community service through Vallejo’s Kaiser Permanente Hospice Program (dates and hours to be determined and coordinated through Kaiser) PREREQUISITE: English Composition EGLI 00 (may be taken concurrently) OFFICE HOURS: W/Th: 11:00 13:00 and T/W/Th: 14:30 17:00 (by appointment) in the Community Service Learning Center (located…
Living on Spaceship Earth: Environmental Issues and Their Literary Portrayals
Donald Stearns, Ph.D. and Kim Worthy, Ph.D. FIRST YEAR LEARNING COMMUNITY K: LIVING ON SPACESHIP EARTH: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THEIR LITERARY PORTRAYALS Instructors: Donald Stearns, Ph.D., Megerle Science Building, Room 413 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00-4:00 pm; Wednesdays, 5:00 7:00 pm and by appointment Office Phone: Ext. 3197 on campus; (718) 390 3197 off campus Home Phone: (856) 667-0486 Email: dstearns@wagner.edu Course Description: This course focuses on development of college level communication skills through reading, writing, discussions, and presentations stemming from issues raised in the learning community. Specific course objectives: To respond originally and lucidly to a series of reading…
Advanced Video Production
COMM 370: Advanced Video Production Professor: Tim Scully Office: 305B Loras Hall Phone: 651-962 5824 (office) Email: TLSCULLY (tlscully@stthomas.edu) Office hrs.: 10:30-11:30 MW or by appointment TEXTBOOK Douglass, John S. and Hamden, Glenn P.. The Guide to Film and Video Production. Allyn and Bacon: Needham Heights, Mass., 1996. The text is required for the course and is available at the UST Bookstore. Readings are listed on your calendar. Finish reading assigned chapters before class on the day listed in the calendar and be prepared to discuss them. Some revisions in the calendar are to be expected. It will be…
Communication Consulting, Training and Outreach
COMMUNICATION CONSULTING, TRAINING AND OUTREACH Instructor: Dr. Tasha J. Souza Office: House 54 Rm. 103 Office Hrs: M/F 10:00-11:00, W 5:00-6:00 & by appt. Semester: Fall 2002 Class Times: W 6:00-8:50 E mail: tjs16@humboldt.edu Phone: 826-3462 Required Reading The Consultant’s Craft: Improving Organizational Communication, by Sue DeWine (2001) Comm 480 Reading Packet Course Description Communication 480 is designed to provide you with a grounding in the theoretical and practical approaches to communication consulting as well as experience in the design, presentation and evaluation of a communication training session. You will utilize your skill and knowledge in communication to train others…
Persuasion
Persuasion Dr. Norman Clark, Dept. of Communication * 134 Walker Hall * Office: 262-6531 * Home: 963-8130 * Office Hours: MR 11-1, TR 9:30-12:30 * Email: clarkn@appstate.edu Goals This course has four main objectives: 1) to introduce students to persuasion theories and analytical tools; 2) to make students more aware of the persuasive messages around them; 3) to begin the lifelong process of becoming ethical and critical persuaders; and 4) to integrate this learning into service for the community. The readings and assignments are designed to increase your knowledge and skills. The fourth goal is crucial, since this is a…
Perspectives in Human Ecology
Preparations for Fieldwork: Perspectives in Human Ecology Dwight Giles, Instructor Spring 1992 CLASS TIMES Section 1: Tuesday and Thursday, 10: 10 12:05, Room NC3 5 MVR Section 2: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 4:25, Room NG35 MVR OFFICE HOURS: Mondays, 1:30 4:00, and by appointment, Room 170d MVR TEACHING ASSISTANTS Michael Dill Susan Losee Steve Sharon Sharon Siegel Paul Weisenfeld Teaching Assistants’ Office Hours are posted on Room 154, MVR, they will also be distributed in class. COURSE GOAL The goal of FIS 200 is to provide pre-field students with instruction and practice field learning skills that will enable them to…
Understanding Literacy Development & Phonics
Understanding Literacy Development & Phonics Dr. Oswald Office: Room 32, Zook Hall Phone: 330 972 5483 E mail: roswaldL@uakron.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. This is the first in a series of four courses designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in an integrated manner. The foundations of literacy will be strongly emphasized, as will the role of comprehension, phonics, and functional spelling in language learning. Ten service learning hours are required outside of class. The use of technology in the literacy classroom will be integrated throughout the course. (IRA…
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