Learning communities : reforming undergraduate education / Barbara Leigh Smith ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Barbara Leigh.

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--United States.

College teaching.

United States.

Group work in education--United States.

Group work in education.

Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Education, Higher--Curricula--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Curricula.

Physical Description:

xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2004]

Contents:

Learning communities and undergraduate education reform

Learning community history : education for what? education for whom?

Learning community curricular structures

Core practices in learning communities

General education, the first year of college, and learning communities

Success for all : learning communities in basic skills and English as a second language settings

Information and feedback : using assessment to strengthen and sustain learning communities

Recruiting and supporting learning community teachers

Initiating and sustaining learning communities

The future of learning communities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-376) and index.

ISBN:

0787910368

OCLC:

54974354

Online:

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