Five high-impact practices : research on learning outcomes, completion and quality /

Examines research on five educational practices: first-year seminars, learning communities, service learning, undergraduate research, and capstone experiences. The authors explore questions such as: What is the impact on students who participate in these practices? Is the impact the same for both t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brownell, Jayne Elise
Other Authors:	Swaner, Lynn E. (Lynn Ellen)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Association of American Colleges and Universities, [2010]
Subjects:	Education, Higher > United States > Evaluation. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States. Education, Higher > Research > United States. Universities and colleges > United States > Evaluation. Community and college > United States. Community and college. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives. Education, Higher > Evaluation. Education, Higher > Research. Universities and colleges > Evaluation. United States.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by George D. Kuh
Preface : about Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP)
Introduction
First-year seminars
Learning communities
Service learning
Undergraduate research
Capstone courses and projects
Integrated approaches
Discussion
Afterword / by Alma R. Clayton-Pederson and Ashley Finley.