{"product_id":"learning-communities-reforming-undergraduate-education-hardcover","title":"Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Leigh Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoberta Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning Communities\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking book that shows how learning communities (LCs) can be a flexible and effective approach to enhancing student learning, promoting curricular coherence, and revitalizing faculty. Written by Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta S. Matthews, and Faith Gabelnick3\/4acclaimed national leaders in the learning communities movement3\/4this important book provides the historical, conceptual, and philosophical context for LCs and clearly demonstrates that they can be a key element in institutional transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Learning Communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery college teacher should read this comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most important pedagogical movements in contemporary higher education.\u003cbr\u003e -Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e -Vincent Tinto, distinguished university professor and chair, Higher Education Program, Syracuse University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual and practical, comprehensive and illustrative. This magnificent volume proves the learning communities movement has come of age.\u003cbr\u003e -Peter Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e -K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Learning Communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every college teacher should read this comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most important pedagogical movements in contemporary higher education.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Carter Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Vincent Tinto, distinguished university professor and chair, Higher Education Program, Syracuse University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Conceptual and practical, comprehensive and illustrative. This magnificent volume proves the learning communities movement has come of age.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Peter Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Leigh Smith is a Senior Scholar at the Washington Centerfor Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, an emeritusmember of the faculty, and former provost and vice president foracademic affairs at The Evergreen State College. Smith and JeanMacGregor are founders of the Washington Center for Improving theQuality of Undergraduate Education which has led learning communitydevelopment for twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jean MacGregor is a Senior Scholar at the Washington Center forImproving the Quality of Undergraduate Education and teaches in themaster of environmental studies program at The Evergreen StateCollege. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roberta S. Matthews is provost and vice president for academicaffairs and professor of English at Brooklyn College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Faith Gabelnick was president emerita of Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, and president of Gabelnick ConsultingInstitute.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.2 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47224772722937,"sku":"9780787910365","price":74.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dwet_XnpT39780787910365.webp?v=1768238314","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/learning-communities-reforming-undergraduate-education-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}