Building Community: Stories and Strategies for Future Learning Community Faculty and Professionals - Paperback
by Terra Peckskamp (Editor), Carrie McLaughlin (Editor)
Learning communities are now an integral part of campus life at a wide range of colleges and universities, where they play an important part in efforts to improve student success. They help to create smooth transitions for first-year students and lead to greater satisfaction with the undergraduate experience. Learning communities can make a large campus more navigable foster a more academically and socially supportive residential environment, and forge connections among students, faculty, and staff.
However, creating learning communities requires commitment and concerted effort from numerous stakeholders. With a wealth of information and hard-earned insight, Building Community: Stories and Strategies for Future Learning Community Faculty and Professionals offers indispensable advice on the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of learning communities. Topics include:Terra L. Peckskamp serves as Director of Residence Life at Syracuse University and is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education there.
Carrie McLaughlin is the Director of Student Life at Loyola University Maryland and a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Program at Syracuse University.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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