Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In a 1934 lecture on techniques of the body, for example, Marcel Mauss argued that studies of movement should attend concomitantly to biological, sociological and psychological facets. Anthropologists and others have long been drawn to the pragmatics and theoretics of hygiene. Human hygiene is taken as an example.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Cultures Psychology 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. The arts help students hone critical thinking and communication skills, which come in handy when dealing with complexity and ambiguity. Learning foreign languages is important as well. Sign up for our newsletter.

Sociology 75

Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 75

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. I could incorporate Stanford University’s amazing library of historical critical thinking assessments at Beyond the Bubble.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

Social Studies 141

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2016

You can gain the same skills — critical thinking, civics, writing — through different content that feels more relevant.”. I wanted to hear a lot of different perspectives and see how they made sense of things,” said Austin, 35, who graduated on Wednesday with a degree in psychology. That’s not what we think.”.

Tradition 98

Tradition Sociology Civics Critical Thinking 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2017

Although I was deeply unmotivated, I enrolled in Passaic County College where I excelled in English, psychology and sociology and did well in math and science. College challenged my thinking, but ironically my sharpened critical thinking made me question why I was even in college.

Sociology 65

Sociology Psychology History Critical Thinking 65