In September, the ASA released Launching Majors into a Satisfying Career, a faculty manual and student dataset, which includes a variety of easy-to-access resources for sociology faculty and their undergraduates in an effort to help prepare students for navigating a difficult job market by increasing the likelihood that they will satisfying careers using their sociological knowledge and skills. Included in the handbook is a dataset based on the Bachelor and Beyond survey, ASA’s longitudinal study of baccalaureates and ideas for ways in which it can be incorporated into the curriculum.
Click here to view class exercises using the Bachelor’s and Beyond dataset. (Created by our co-author, Mary Senter, of Central Michigan University).
We would like to hear from faculty members who have used (or will be using) this dataset in their classrooms. In what ways are your students using this data? Post your comments below.
(Note: comments are publicly visible. Do not include your name if you wish to remain anonymous).
Does your professional association suggest or make the statement that any sociology research that generates new knowledge only be done by those with a PhD? Thanks.
No, much research is done by graduate students as part of their master’s theses or doctoral dissertations. In additions research is done by those with terminal master’s degrees, although it tends to be more applied than theoretical.
iam student of b.s socioology 3rd year university of karachi.
i m very interesting in researcher and devlopment sectors, i want do diploma in research? so would you like to give me suggestion.
‘Just read the 11-5-10 post about an assignment for students to analyze data using an ASA dataset. Okay, if I want to create an assignment like this — where can I find that dataset.?
These sample assignments apply the dataset that is available in our in our publication, Launching Majors into Satisfying Careers. It is included as a CD-Rom and the data is available in SPSS and STATA formats. You can purchase it at the ASA bookstore at the link found here:
http://e-noah.net/asa/asashoponlineservice/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=ASAOE630R10