Peer Review

Sociologists for Women in Society

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Reviewed:: Sep 25, 2021 by Sociology

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Overview:

Sociologists for Women in Society works to improve women’s lives through advancing and supporting feminist sociological research, activism and scholars.

Type of Material:

Collection

Recommended Uses:

Lectures (face to face and online), self paced, training and capacity building seminars, team work.

Technical Requirements:

Tested on Firefox and Chrome.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

1. To obtain information on original feminist research and book reviews from diverse social science disciplines.

2. To obtain information on public policy and social research events.

3. To gain information on gender and society.

Target Student Population:

Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Basic knowledge in women issues.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

1. The content is easy to understand.

2. It is clear and concise

3. It demonstrates a core concept grounded in the discipline.

Concerns:

Would be nice to have more of a summary.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: This would be very useful to demonstrate to students the range of possibilities for a sociologist as a working professional both inside and outside the academy. Resources such as this are not as common as they should be.
Concerns:: It cannot be used to measure student's learning outcomes and it doesn't demonstrate relationships between concepts.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

1. The site has a clear and consistent layout.

2. It is in working order.

3. And the site has clear and accurate instructions for use.

Concerns:

It is a wordpress blog. Students will be very familiar with navigating the content. It's not interactive.

Other Issues and Comments:: The content was timely, well-organized, and immediately applicable.
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