Learning communities : reforming undergraduate education /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, Barbara Leigh
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2004]
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Subjects:	College teaching > United States. Group work in education > United States. Interdisciplinary approach in education > United States. Education, Higher > Curricula > United States.
Online Access:	Publisher description Contributor biographical information Table of contents

Table of Contents:

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.