Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hill, Leslie
• Maier-Katkin, Daniel
• Kinsley, Kirsten

Titel

Everything Old is New Again: The Criminology/Criminal Justice Freshman Research Seminar

Ist Teil von

• Journal of criminal justice education, 2015-10, Vol.26 (4), p.493-506

Ort / Verlag

Highland Heights: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Taylor & Francis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This is a report of an action-research project undertaken in tandem with the development of a new freshman seminar in criminology and criminal justice. In the freshman seminar the goal is to teach the research, critical thinking and writing skills that are the underpinnings of scholarship and good citizenship. Utilizing a unique approach, this class focuses on resources available through the University library and is taught by a professor, two librarians and a graduate teaching assistant. We hypothesize that freshmen who experience this seminar will show improvement in critical thinking skills, and that this will contribute to greater levels of academic success. This report describes the educational innovation (seminar) in sufficient detail to make replication possible, and presents preliminary findings that indicate the seminar enhances research and writing skills, fosters ability to think critically, and has a positive influence on students' academic careers.