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Download full textKato, Masahide T. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2018
The paper examines the transformative potential unveiled by the integration of indigenous epistemology into an experimental learning community program in Hawai'i. Through contextual analysis of the author's direct participation in classroom interactions, cultural and service learning activities, the final project, and the culminating event, the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Cultural Activities, Indigenous Populations, Place Based Education
McHugh, Kelly; Anderson, R. Bruce – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2015
The article describes the development of a disciplinary living/learning community in political science; the authors, two faculty members, started the community in the fall of 2012. The faculty leaders describe the various practices used to integrate political science courses in two subfields: American politics and international politics. In…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Political Science, Teaching Methods, Holistic Approach
Richardson, Nicholas; Tooker, Patricia A.; Eshleman, Amy – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
Learning communities (LCs) offer high-impact practices of active learning and practical application, but such practices demand devoted class time and room for reflection. Core science courses that serve as prerequisites for more advanced courses have specific and fixed content that offers no space in which to incorporate the ideals of LCs. Wagner…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Science Education, College Science, Program Evaluation
Huerta, Juan Carlos; Sperry, Rita – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
This article outlines a systematic and manageable method for learning community program assessment based on collecting empirical direct measures of student learning. Developed at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi where all full-time, first-year students are in learning communities, the approach ties integrative assignment design to a rubric…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Programs, College Students, Communities of Practice
Lardner, Emily – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
In spring 2013, the Washington Center administered a national survey to find what campuses assessed when they assessed their learning community programs, how they assessed those outcomes, and what they did with the results. Sixty-six campuses responded to the survey. Most campuses assess at least one measure of student success (pass rates, course…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Campuses, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Nosaka, Taé; Novak, Heather – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
Learning communities are a high impact activity that can influence students' likelihood for success. Colorado State University (CSU) created the Key Communities (Key) program, which is open to all students but targets students that have persistently lower graduation and retention rates. The majority of Key students are under-represented…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Persistence, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students
