Learning Communities : Reforming Undergraduate EducationISBN: 978-0-7879-1036-5
Hardcover
416 pages
September 2004, Jossey-Bass
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"...is a superb resource of ideas and experiences worthy ofbeing examined at length." (The Midwest Book Review)"Every college teacher should read this comprehensive andinsightful analysis of one of the most important pedagogicalmovements in contemporary higher education."
--Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter Professor of HigherEducation, University of California, Los Angeles
"An essential resource for anyone interested in learningcommunities by the leaders in the field. Framed by years ofexperience, the authors provide invaluable insights into how onebegins, 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 movementhas come of age."
--Peter Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher EducationManagement Systems (NCHEMS)
"This book contains a wealth of information, not onlyabout learning communities, but about the efforts of highereducation to improve learning through actively engaging students inthe process."
--K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita,University of California, Berkeley “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
“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