Counting Tents: Pedagogical Reflections on Faculty-Student Collaboration in a Real-World Project on Homelessness

Autor/inn/en	Snedker, Karen A.; Fredriks, Andria; Nye, Emily
Titel	Counting Tents: Pedagogical Reflections on Faculty-Student Collaboration in a Real-World Project on Homelessness
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 51 (2023) 4, S.371-380 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X221134125
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Research; Research Projects; Sociology; Social Problems; Active Learning; Cooperative Learning; Problem Based Learning; Problem Solving; Research Skills; Teacher Student Relationship; College Faculty; Geographic Location; COVID-19; Pandemics; Emergency Shelters; Homeless People; Washington (Seattle) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studentenforschung; Forschungsvorhaben; Soziologie; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Aktives Lernen; Kooperatives Lernen; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Problemlösen; Forschungsleistung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Fakultät; Notunterkunft; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser
Abstract	This teaching note describes the design and implementation of an undergraduate research team project to conduct a tent census. Previous studies highlight the importance of real-world research as a part of sociology curriculum. Tents, as a visible sign of homelessness, represent one such contemporary social problem. Our undergraduate research team documented and geolocated tents in the city of Seattle between 2019 and 2020. This project integrated elements of active learning, collaborative learning, and problem-based learning. The strengths of our student research team were experiential learning, greater awareness and engagement in homelessness, and development of research and problem-solving skills. We offer some generalizable "lessons learned" from our assessment of the successes and challenges of a unique tent census project for student learning and engagement. This article concludes with the challenges of these kinds of real-world projects as well as recommendations for future faculty-student collaborations on important sociological issues. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01