The Open Education Sociology Dictionary (OESD) is a free online dictionary for students, teachers, & the curious to find meanings, examples, pronunciations, word origins, & quotations. Note: Read OESD Copyright section.
Type of Material:
Reference Material
Recommended Uses:
The dictionary helps students to gain base knowledge of sociological concepts.
Technical Requirements:
Tested on Google Chrome
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The purpose of this site is to offer students of sociology an open access resource for quick definitions of sociological concepts. It also offers links to other open access resources for specific concepts.
Target Student Population:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None. This is a source for acquiring prerequisite knowledge.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This open access resource was systematically created by analyzing a variety of respected introductory texts in sociology.
Concerns:
Many of the definitions do not convey the complexity of the concepts.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The dictionary trys to integrate definitions from many sources.
Concerns:
The definitions are basic and sometimes do not lead to a deeper understanding of sociological concepts.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
It was easy to navigate to concepts of interest.
Concerns:
More emphasis should be placed on the additional resources.
Creative Commons:
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