Learning Communities is a groundbreaking book that shows how learning communities (LCs) can be a flexible and effective approach to enhancing student learning, promoting curricular coherence, and revitalizing faculty. Written by Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta S. Matthews, and Faith Gabelnick¾acclaimed national leaders in the learning communities movement¾this important book provides the historical, conceptual, and philosophical context for LCs and clearly demonstrates that they can be a key element in institutional transformation.
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"… the authors provide a lucid and comprehensive overview." (Authors Journal Compilation, Winter 2007)
"…is a superb resource of ideas and experiences worthy of being examined at length." (The Midwest Book Review)
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“Every college teacher should read this comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most important pedagogical movements in contemporary higher education.”
--Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles
--Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles
“An essential resource for anyone interested in learning communities by the leaders in the field. Framed by years of experience, the authors provide invaluable insights into how one begins, sustains, and improves learning communities on both two- and four-year campuses. A must-read.”
--Vincent Tinto, distinguished university professor and chair, Higher Education Program, Syracuse University
“Conceptual and practical, comprehensive and illustrative. This magnificent volume proves the learning communities movement has come of age.”
--Peter Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
“This book contains a wealth of information, not only about learning communities, but about the efforts of higher education to improve learning through actively engaging students in the process.”
--K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita, University of California, Berkeley
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A hard look at weaknesses in undergraduate education,
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This review is from: Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) (Hardcover)
Co-written by four professional eductors that include Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta S. Matthews, and Faith Gabelnick, Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education is a hard look at weaknesses in undergraduate education available to students today, and plans for strengthening the quality of instruction. Focusing especially upon structures and practices that yield beneficial results for a learning community, and in particular exploring means to improve learning communities for which English is a second language, Learning Communities is a superb resource of ideas and experiences worthy of being examined at length. Especially recommended reading for anyone responsible for undergraduate education or the academic environment in which such teaching takes place.
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WE STAND AT AN IMPORTANT JUNCTURE in higher education, a time that calls for new levels of resourcefulness in thinking about undergraduate education and the relationships between the academy and its communities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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WE STAND AT AN IMPORTANT JUNCTURE in higher education, a time that calls for new levels of resourcefulness in thinking about undergraduate education and the relationships between the academy and its communities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
learning community assessment, learning community programs, learning community effort, contemporary learning communities, learning community planning, freshman interest group program, learning community initiatives, learning community structure, learning community coordinator, learning community movement, liberal education goals, learning community history, learning community leaders, many learning communities, learning community experience, learning community goals, coordinated studies programs, learning community teams, developmental students, learning community teaching, learning community approach, learning community classes, federated learning communities, general education outcomes, learning communities offer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Experimental College, New York, United States, The Evergreen State College, University of Wisconsin, Washington Center, New Student House, University of Washington, Washington State, Skagit Valley, Association of American Colleges, San Jose, California State, Greater Expectations, John Dewey, Northern Colorado, George Mason University, Portland State University, Iowa State, National Science Foundation, New Century College, Patrick Hill, Stony Brook, Alexander Astin, Lawrence University New!
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- The Experimental College by Alexander Meiklejohn on 13 pages
- Beyond the Open Door (The Jossey-Bass series in higher education) by Kathryn Patricia Cross on 6 pages
- The Learning Paradigm College (JB - Anker) by John Tagg on page 12, page 268, and Back Matter
- The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer on page 336, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ronald Heifetz on page 301, page 342, and Back Matter
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