New Publication: Associate Professor Daniel Menchik Publishes "Learning to See Like a Medical Sociologist: Comparing One- Versus Two-Semester Fieldwork-Based Courses" In "Teaching Sociology"

Associate Professor Daniel Menchik has published "Learning to See Like a Medical Sociologist: Comparing One- Versus Two-Semester Fieldwork-Based Courses" with PhD. Senior Research Associate Nicole Lehpamer in "Teaching Sociology". A link to the article and an abstract can be found below: 

https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/WFNCCAUEK7ECEBNCVVNT/full

Abstract

Using observations from a medical sociology course offered in two formats, we compare how undergraduate premedical students learned to see sociologically after (1) completing a one-semester course in which theory in medical sociology and fieldwork were taught concurrently or (2) completing a two-semester course in which theory in medical sociology and fieldwork were taught in successive semesters. We developed a taxonomy of stages to capture students’ learning and measured their progress using video simulations that alternatively depicted scenarios in a more familiar setting (an academic hospital) and a less familiar one (a foreign cultural exchange). Students learned how to see in different ways: In the one-semester course, students came to see like medical sociologists, and in the two-semester course, students also came to see like sociologists more broadly. Educators interested in teaching students to “see more” outside of the health care realm may benefit from choosing the two-semester course option.

Congratulations to Dan!