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The Learning Community Experience in Higher Education: High-Impact Practice for Student Retention book cover

1st Edition

The Learning Community Experience in Higher Education High-Impact Practice for Student Retention

By Susan Mary Paige, Amitra A Wall, Joseph J Marren, Brian Dubenion, Amy Rockwell Copyright 2017
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge
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Offering an interdisciplinary qualitative approach, this book examines and evaluates the role and benefits of a Learning Community (LC), a high-impact practice for student retention in higher education. Grounded in in-depth case studies and first-person student experiences, the authors studied four student cohorts (sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students) who participated in a full... Read more

Part 1: The General and Particular Genesis of Our Learning Community Experience 1. The First Step: The Overview of the LC Construct 2. The Second Step: Institutional History or How We Do It Here 3. The Third Step: This is What We Do 4. Methodology Part 2: "I’ve got this!" 5. "Is that all there is?": Introduction to the Sophomore Cohort 6. Holmes 7. Swag Part 3: "I am just so busy!" 8. Introduction to the Junior Cohort 9. Tron 10. Tamar Part 4: "It went so fast!" 11. Introduction to the Senior Cohort 12. Gypsy 13. Gambit Part 5: "All grownup!" 14. Introduction to the Postgraduate Group 15. Soul 16. Miracle Part 6: Discussion and Conclusion 17. Results and Theme Analysis 18. Conclusion: What Does It All Mean?

Biography

Susan Mary Paige is a Lecturer in the University College at SUNY Buffalo State, USA.



Amitra A. Wall is Professor of Sociology and Assistant Dean of Intellectual Foundations and First Year Programs in the University College at SUNY Buffalo State, USA.



Joseph Marren is Chair and Professor of Communication at SUNY Buffalo State, USA.



Amy DiBartolo Rockwell is the First-Year Experience Librarian and Accessibility Services Librarian at SUNY Buffalo State, USA.



Brian Dubenion is Assistant Director of Residence Life Office for Student Success at SUNY Buffalo State, USA.

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