Pitching the Profession: Faculty Guest Speakers in the Classroom

• Published in: Teaching sociology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 157 - 165
• Main Author: Mooney, Linda A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beverly Hills American Sociological Association 01.07.1998
• Subjects: Academically Gifted; Applied sociology; Careers; Class size; Classrooms; College faculty; College instruction; College professors; College students; Colleges & universities; Computer Uses in Education; Control groups; Course Content; Course Selection (Students); Declining Enrollment; Definitions; Discipline; Education; Educational research; Elementary school students; Guest Speakers; High school students; Higher Education; Introductory Courses; Majors (Students); Occupations; Outcomes of Education; Perceptions; Relevance (Education); Research Design; Role; Social research; Social Science Research; Social Scientists; Sociology; Sociology Education; Speakers; Specialists; Strategic management; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Student Recruitment; Student Satisfaction; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Universities; USA; Variables

Using an experimental design, the present study examines the impact of faculty guest speakers on introductory sociology students': (1) certainty of registering for another sociology course, majoring in sociology, or minoring in sociology, (2) interest in taking another sociology class, and (3)...