Learning Communities : Reforming Undergraduate EducationISBN: 978-0-7879-1036-5
Hardcover
416 pages
September 2004, Jossey-Bass
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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.
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.