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ERIC Number: EJ873871
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
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Do Learning Communities Effect Academic Outcomes? Evidence from an Experiment in a Community College
Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Visher, Mary G.; Bloom, Dan
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v1 n1 p33-65 2008
Many postsecondary institutions utilize learning communities to increase social engagement and attachment to the college community. In recent years, these communities have proliferated as part of a trend fueled by low retention and persistence rates, increasing reluctance of 4-year institutions to provide remedial education, and pressure on colleges to be accountable for their outcomes. This article reports the findings of a randomized experiment of a learning communities program that operated in an urban community college. The 1-semester learning community, which focused largely on remedial English, had modest effects on full-time enrollment, the number of courses attempted and passed, remedial English pass rates, and credits earned during the semester in which it operated. Impacts diminished in postprogram semesters. (Contains 9 tables and 9 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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