Improving student learning outcomes through community-based research: The poverty workshop

B Mayer, A Blume, C Black, S Stevens - Teaching Sociology, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Engaged learning extends education outside of the formal classroom through internships,
experiential learning, and community-or service-based learning. To better understand the …

When dehumanization does (and does not) matter: Exploring the relationship between social justice motivations, avoidant behaviors, and intentions to help individuals …

BM Tausen, JH Lee, AS Dischinger… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly stigmatized groups, such as those experiencing homelessness, commonly encounter
both animalistic and mechanistic dehumanization. Yet, how and when each form is related …

Proximity with limited humanity: How hosting a tent city impacted college students' perceptions of individuals experiencing homelessness

BM Tausen, M Charleson… - Journal of Community …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current manuscript assessed the impact of a community intervention—hosting a
government‐sanctioned homeless encampment—on perceptions of individuals …

Linking sociology majors to labor market success

T Ciabattari, KS Lowney, RA Monson… - Teaching …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Colleges and universities face pressures from multiple stakeholders to attend to the labor
market success of their graduates. In this article, we argue that it is in the best interests of …

Faith in action? Exploring the relationship between public and private religiosity, race, and social justice among Christian college students

BM Tausen, A Funabashi - Journal of Psychology and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Awareness of social justice issues and their perceived importance varies significantly across
many demographic variables including racial and religious identities. Less is known …

Dining against Dehumanization: A Mixed-Methods and Interdisciplinary Approach to Assessing the Humanizing Effects of Sharing a Meal with Individuals …

BM Tausen, KM Douglass, R Hodges… - … of Psychology and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Aside from loving God, the hallmark of a Christ-filled life is to love one's neighbor as oneself
(Mark 12: 31). Thus, spiritual formation should be evidenced by an increased depth and …

“We are humans first”: Expanding learning outcomes in an undergraduate research methods course through an experiential learning project on homelessness

M Welsh - Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper outlines my approach to and lessons learned from an experiential learning
project on homelessness in an undergraduate research methods course for criminal justice …

Local rental market dynamics and homelessness rates among unaccompanied youths, single adults, and people in families

V Tamla Rai - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines how local rental market factors differentially influence community-level
homelessness rates among unaccompanied youths, single adults, and people in families …

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

KA Snedker, A Fredriks, E Nye - Teaching Sociology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

The Walking School Bus: Critical Community-Engaged Learning in Action?

JB Johnston - Teaching Sociology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The US K–12 public education system is fundamentally unequal. What efforts can facilitate
students to become deeply immersed in the realities of the system and to embody the need …