Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education (Jossey-Bass Higher And Adult Education Series)

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Shows How Learning Communities Can Be A Flexible And Effective Approach To Enhancing Student Learning, Promoting Curricular Coherence, And Revitalizing Faculty. Provides The Historical, Conceptual, And Philosophical Context For Learning Communities And Demonstrates That They Can Be A Key Element In Institutional Transformation. From Publisher Description. 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. Barbara L. Smith ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 347-376) And Index.