Paperback. Learning communities are now an integral part of campus life at colleges and universities. They help to create smooth transitions for first-year students, positively influencing intellectual and social development and leading to greater satisfaction with the undergraduate experience. The essays collected here bring into focus the challenges, lessons, and practices that emerge from this effort. The first section of the book examines the history of the learning community movement and strategies for assessing the effectiveness of programs. The second shows learning communities in operation from a variety of perspectives. Learning communities are an integral part of campus life at colleges and universities. This title examines the history of the learning community movement and strategies for assessing the effectiveness of programs. It also shows learning communities in operation from a variety of perspectives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Building Community (Paperback)
Publisher: The Graduate School, New York
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0977784738
ISBN 13: 9780977784738
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Learning communities are now an integral part of campus life at colleges and universities. They help to create smooth transitions for first-year students, positively influencing intellectual and social development and leading to greater satisfaction with the undergraduate experience. The essays collected here bring into focus the challenges, lessons, and practices that emerge from this effort. The first section of the book examines the history of the learning community movement and strategies for assessing the effectiveness of programs. The second shows learning communities in operation from a variety of perspectives.

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<b>Terra L. Peckskamp</b> serves as Director of Residence Life at Syracuse University and is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education there. <b>Carrie McLaughlin</b> is the Director of Student Life at Loyola University Maryland and a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Program at Syracuse University.

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