OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Teaching Sociology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Beyond Trigger Warnings: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Teaching on Sexual Violence and Avoiding Institutional Betrayal	24
A Time to Adapt, Not “Return to Normal”: Lessons in Compassion and Accessibility from Teaching During COVID-19	13
Learning from 2020: How the Challenges of Remote Teaching Reinforce the Need for Care-Informed Pedagogy	13
“Being Able to Listen Makes Me Feel More Engaged”: Best Practices for Using Podcasts as Readings	12
“A Gay Agenda”: Troubling Compulsory Heterosexuality in a South African University Classroom	9
The Syllabus Reconstructed: An Analysis of Traditional and Visual Syllabi for Information Retention and Inclusiveness	9
Engaging Students Using an Arts-Based Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning Sociological Theory through Film, Art, and Music	9
From Inclusive to Equitable Pedagogy: How to Design Course Assignments and Learning Activities That Address Structural Inequalities	8
Gaining Confidence, Experience, and Knowledge as Researchers among Undergraduate Sociology Students	8
Service Learning with a Gender Perspective: Reconnecting Service Learning with Feminist Research and Pedagogy in Sociology	8
Mental Health in the College Classroom: Best Practices for Instructors	8
The Sociological Role of Empathy in the Classroom	7
Are You a Werewolf? Teaching Symbolic Interaction Theory through Game Play	6
Netflix and Chill: Teaching Sexual Scripts in a Sociology Classroom	6
Embodied Engagements: Body Mapping in a Sociology of Sexuality Classroom	5
The Personal Is Political Art: Using Digital Storytelling to Teach Sociology of Sexualities	5
Promoting Empathy and Reducing Hopelessness Using Contemplative Practices	5
Teaching Social Theory as Cartography: Toward a Pedagogy of Radical Accessibility	4
Horror as a Pedagogical Tool for Teaching Sexualities	4
Abolition as Praxis and Virtual Community-Based Learning	4
Resistance, Rage, Paralysis, and Paralysis by Proxy: Reflecting on Reactions to Contentious Content in the Classroom	4
Teaching with TikTok in Online Sociology of Sex and Gender Courses	4
Sociology Departments and Program Review: Chair Perspectives on Process and Outcomes	4
A Comparison of Three Capstones: Survey Results from Sociology Alumni	4
The Inequality Mirror: Using a Student Survey to Teach Social Stratification	3

Teaching Law and Society in the Sociology Classroom: Writing Assignments for Engaging the Sociolegal Imagination	3
Values, Compassion, and the Role of Active Learning in an Introduction to Sociology Class	3
The Lasting Impact of a First Impression: An Exercise for the First Day of Class	3
The Impact of Social Relationships on College Student Learning during the Pandemic: Implications for Sociologists	3
Using Sociological Images to Develop the Sociological Imagination	3
Teaching International Development Locally: Using Museum Collections to Ground Students’ Learning	2
The Handmaid Still in the Classroom? Using The Handmaid’s Tale in Sociology of Gender	2
Associate Degree Sociology Education in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study Based on Student Focus Groups	2
Constructing the Sociology of Disability: An Analysis of Syllabi	2
Encouraging Productive Behavior in Student Teams with Interventions	2
From Measures of Association to Multilevel Models: Sociology Journals and the Quantitative Literacy Gap	2
“Easier, Less Stressful, and Better Results”: Sociology and Criminal Justice Majors’ Experience of Library Research before and after Library Instruction	2
In Defense of Doom and Gloom: Science, Sensitivity, and Mobilization in Teaching about Climate Change	2
Introduction to the Special Issue—A Class of Our Own: Teaching Sociology by, for, and about First-Generation and Working-Class People	2
Impacts of Teaching Critical Race Theory and Applying Contact Theory Methods to Student’s Cross-Cultural Competency in Diversity Courses	2
Help Me See the “Magnificent” Side of Sociology: The Outcomes of a Community Action and Involvement Course Designed to Help Undergraduates View Themselves as Agentic	2
So You’ve Provincialized the Canon. Now What?	2
Podcast Review: Give Theory a Chance	2
The Sociological Imagination within Teaching Sociology: 1973–2020	2
Responding Sociologically: Using Attributional Processes to Promote Student Confidence and Sense of Mastery in Sociology Courses	2
Introduction to the Special Issue	1
Is COVID-19 Like a Zombie Apocalypse? Using Horror Films to Examine the Pandemic and Social Inequalities	1
Film Review: Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen	1
Equity in the Classroom and the Clinic: Understanding the Role of Sociology in Health Professional Education	1
Collection Review: In the No and What Red Was	1
“Everyone Is Supersmart Now”: Learning Higher-Level and Critical Sociological Thinking from the Dystopian Satire of M.T. Anderson’s Feed	1
Book Review: Advanced Qualitative Research: A Guide to Using Theory	1
A Sea of Whiteness: Teaching Sexuality through a New Sociology at a U.S. American University	1
Gamifying Gamification in the Sociology Classroom	1
Immersion in Alien Worlds: Teaching Ethnographic Sensibilities through Dystopian and Science Fiction	1
New Resources in TRAILS: The Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology	1
Theorizing the Teaching Triad	1
Burying the Lead: Systematic Reluctance in the Coverage of Stratification Systems in Introductory Sociology Textbooks	1
Playing Spent!: FGWC Experiences of Poverty Simulation Games	1
Queering the Introduction to Sociology Course	1
Counting Tents: Pedagogical Reflections on Faculty–Student Collaboration in a Real-World Project on Homelessness	1
Teaching across the FGWC Terrain: Reflections of Sociology Educators	1
Teaching for a Data-Driven Future: Intentionally Building Foundational Computing Skills	1
You Will Never Walk Alone: Ethnographic Training as Collective Endeavor	1
The End of Sport	1
Book Review: Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts the Most	1
Capturing Dis/Comfort and Navigating Transformation in the Gender Studies Classroom	1
Embracing Disruptions of Identity: How Can Sociology Enhance the Experiences of Students of Color in Study Abroad?	1
Monsters among Us: Using Lovecraft Country to Teach about Du Bois and Fanon	1
Black Lives Matter and the Changing Sociological Canon: An Analysis of Syllabi from 2012 to 2023	1
A Matchmaking Exercise for Teaching Homogamy Theory to First-Year Sociology Students	1
Film Review: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution	1
Responding to Wobbly Classrooms through Scaffolded, Peer-Led, Small-Group Presentations of Personal Learning Goals: The Beyond the Book Tool	1
The Undergraduate RA: Benefits and Challenges for Sociology Faculty and Research Assistants	1
Preparing for Medical School: How Sociology Helps Premedical Students Prepare for the MCAT and beyond	1