Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta Matthews, Faith Gabelnick

Learning Communities

Reforming Undergraduate Education
By Barbara L. Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta Matthews et al.

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9780787910365
• ISBN-10: 0787910368
• Artikelnr.: 12963183

Autorenporträt

Lynnfred Smith is a new author who is fascinated with history and science fiction. In 2019, while working for a well-known airline, Lynnfred found himself drawn to write books because of significant present day events which affects our lives daily. He wrote the book Narratives: The Continuing Generational Pandemic in August 2020 to introduce the public to the Ma'riine 4 book series beginning with his new novel Ma'riine: Extinction Level Event 6 (The Medusa Syndrome).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
The Authors.
PART ONE: The Contemporary and Historical Context ofLearning Communities.
1. Learning Communities and Undergraduate Education Reform.
2. Learning Community History: Education for What? Education forWhom?
PART TWO: Learning Community Structures andPractices.
3. Learning Community Curricular Structures.
4. Core Practices in Learning Communities.
PART THREE: Rich Arenas for Reform.
5. General Education, the First Year of College, and LearningCommunities.
6. Success for All: Learning Communities in Basic Skills andEnglish as a
Second Language Settings.
PART FOUR: Initiating and Strengthening LearningCommunities.
7. Information and Feedback: Using Assessment to Strengthen andSustain
Learning Communities.
8. Recruiting and Supporting Learning Community Teachers.
9. Initiating and Sustaining Learning Communities.
PART FIVE: Conclusion.
10. The Future of Learning Communities.
References.
Notes.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Rezensionen

"... 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 )